The European Union will offer development funding to countries affected by the bloc's carbon border tariff, the European Commission said on Thursday, as it attempts to soothe developing economies' concerns over the policy.

The Trump administration formally imposed 25% tariffs on imported medium and heavy-duty trucks and parts, as well as a 10% duty on buses, while extending a key tariff reprieve for American automakers.

Global steel demand may resume growth next year after slowing down this year, according to forecasts from the World Steel Association Worldsteel.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) recommends that Vietnamese shrimp enterprises need to proactively turn crisis into opportunity.

Vietnam is becoming one of the most stable and attractive investment destinations in the region, with enormous potential for cooperation with China in various fields, including economics, trade and technology, as both countries pursue sustainable development and innovation.

In the first three quarters of 2025, Vietnam saw a 9% year-on-year increase in its imports of U.S. soybeans, reaching a total value of $300 million.

The trade turnover of fish products between Russia and Vietnam reached US$212.4 million in value during 8M 2025, almost equal to the figure for the same period last year. The relevant private businesses of both countries operating in this sphere are now intensifying cooperation to expand this trade.

International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first nine months of Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency but also drained by seemingly never-ending uncertainty over what lies ahead.

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang said that after five years of the EVFTA enforcement, bilateral trade between Vietnam and the EU has continued to rise, from US$48.9 billion in the first year to nearly US$78 billion in the fifth year, with an average annual growth rate of over 10%.

The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development organised a forum on the development of tilapia production and consumption in Hải Phòng City on October 17.