As the Philippines and Indonesia tighten rice imports, Vietnamese exporters are expanding into Africa, where demand for the grain is rising rapidly.

Vietnam's wood industry expects the US to maintain a 25% tax rate and avoid increasing it to 50% from 2026 to maintain exports and balance trade interests between the two sides.

Pineapple has emerged as one of Vietnam’s leading agricultural export products, with its export value in August alone soaring over 400% to US$950,000, according to the Vietnam Customs.

The IMF is more optimistic thanks to global trade remaining restrained, but US-China tensions are pulling the market back into instability.

A sharp increase in tilapia export value in recent months has fueled growth in domestic production.

Under the Government’s Decree No. 236/2025/ND-CP, effective from October 15, 2025, Vietnam officially applies a global minimum tax rate of 15% on multinational enterprises with consolidated revenues of 750 million EUR (877.87 million USD) or more.

A Vietnam–Singapore business networking event was held in Singapore on October 16, focusing on the electrical, electronics, electrical equipment, semiconductor, and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Vietnamese trade minister Nguyễn Hồng Diên arrived in Pakistan on 13 October for a three day visit to discuss the launch of PTA with Pakistan.

The US is now collecting tariffs on imported timber, lumber, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, duties that threaten to raise the cost of renovations and deter new home purchases.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil.