Within the framework of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea, on October 30, Vietnam and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on rice trade, marking a new step forward in strengthening economic ties and ensuring regional food.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tonnes of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tonnes annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.

To achieve the GDP growth target of 8.3-8.5% in 2025, the Vietnamese Government needs to maintain macroeconomic stability while revitalizing traditional growth drivers and promoting new momentum.

Icra says India’s footwear exports remain stagnant despite Asia’s growing dominance in global manufacturing.

Viet Nam’s shrimp industry has enjoyed a robust growth of 22% in export value year-on-year, reaching over US$3.4 billion in the first three quarters of 2025. This significant surge is the most considerable for this period within the last three years.

In September alone, durian exports were valued at $972 million, up 45 per cent on-year. The accumulated value for the first nine months reached nearly $2.8 billion, down only 1.7 per cent compared to the same period last year.

The Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Standard Chartered, in their reports released late October, raised the GDP growth forecasts for Vietnam to 7.9% and 7.5%, respectively, nearly 2 percentage points higher than their previous projections.

Participants in a recent trade promotion conference have underscored the importance of “Go Global", a programme assisting businesses to expand into international markets during 2026–2035, and gave recommendations to help Vietnamese firms strengthen their global presence.

Improving the capacity to respond to trade remedy measures is becoming an urgent requirement ...

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has officially approved an additional 16 Vietnamese companies as eligible to export seafood to Taiwan (China).