Vietnam exported 5.56 million tonnes of rice and brought home 2.43 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2019, up 6.1 percent in volume but down 9.1 percent in value over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Vietnam to secure a firm foothold in the market.

Vietnamese dairy producer TH Group and Dai Bieu Nhan Dan (People’s Deputies) Newspaper held a seminar in Hanoi on November 14 to discuss measures to boost the export of agricultural products to China through official channels.

China and United States had “constructive talks” on trade in a high-level phone call on Saturday, state media Xinhua said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed a “cash” payout to American farmers before the Thanksgiving Day holiday that he attributed to China tariffs, but that money actually is part of a U.S. government aid package.

The government expects a trade deficit next year as global conditions worsen, and wants to cap it at 3 percent of export turnover.

Long-standing concerns could be solved in the latest version of the draft Law on Public-Private Partnerships ahead of National ­Assembly discussions, which are expected to pave the way for domestic and international investors to get ­involved with projects in the future.

Intensive processing is the optimal solution to help Vietnamese coffee move toward a sustainable export amidst a decline in export turnover, experts have suggested.

Leaders of BRICS states comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have called for strengthening and reforming the multilateral system, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international organizations, and reiterated their commitment to shaping a more fair, just, equitable and representative multipolar international order.

Negotiations for a free trade agreement between Cambodia and China, the second-biggest economy in the world, will begin next month, the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh announced yesterday.