With market diversification a top priority in light of the Trump administration’s punishing tariffs, a recent state visit to Viet Nam should open doors to deepening trade, amongst other issues.

Rice continues to be one of Vietnam’s key export products to Singapore, maintaining its position as the city-state’s third-largest supplier after India and Thailand.

Southeast Asia and its ‘China Plus One’ supply chain are feeling the fallout from the US trade war.

Viet Nam’s coconut exports are soaring, while Thailand’s aromatic coconut farmers are facing their worst crisis in years, with prices plunging to less than half the cost of production, according to Thai and Vietnamese media reports.

Trade experts said that new legal requirements on supply chain due diligence are becoming an integral part of sustainable trade policy in Europe.

President Donald Trump listed rare earths, fentanyl and soybeans as the US’ top issues with China just before the two sides return to the negotiating table and as a fragile trade truce nears expiration.

India and the US are nearing a trade deal that could lower tariffs on Indian exports to 15%–16% from about 50%, the Mint newspaper reported, citing three unidentified people aware of the matter.

Local steel producers are disappointed with the government's decision.

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat this week to slap Colombia with tariffs over its drug policy marked a sharp escalation in his feud with a country that has long been one of Washington's closest Latin American allies.

Reports showed that while many rice-exporting countries have seen declining in export volume, Vietnam’s exports rose by 3.1% in volume despite a 19% drop in prices.