The North American market offers tremendous opportunities for Vietnamese exports, but penetrating demands robust brand strategies and carefully crafted market plans, as highlighted at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

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The DakLak September 2nd Import-Export Company Limited (Simexco DakLak) said the UK is a strategic market for its speciality coffee products.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) said that the deadline for issuing preliminary and final conclusions in administrative reviews and reviews of new exporters will be extended by up to 90 days.

Party General Secretary To Lam of Vietnam and Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore held phone talks on December 20, discussing ways to foster the strategic partnership between the two countries

Two-way trade between Vietnam and China’s Hong Kong in the first ten months of 2024 surged 32% year-on-year to 32.3 billion USD, marking a significant step forward in bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in rolling out agreements reached during the visit of Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee Ka-chiu to Vietnam last July.

Negotiations on technical issues were already completed in August. Now, legal procedures are underway for the official export of fresh passion fruit to the US.

Vietnam needs to focus on specific goals to effectively address key challenges in implementing new-generation FTAs, in order to take advantage of existing opportunities and overcome some limitations, thereby promoting economic recovery and sustainable development.

The reduction of import tariffs has intensified the pressure, prompting concerns over market share erosion for local manufacturers.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) organisation of the Netherlands on December 17 co-organised the handover ceremony of the pilot results for the database system for forests and coffee-growing areas in compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).