The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Lao Embassy in Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely to promote economic - trade and industry - energy cooperation between the two countries.

In 2024, Vietnam’s coal imports reached a record high in over a decade, with imports from key markets surging significantly. Notably, imports from Malaysia increased by 114 times compared to 2023.

With robust production and processing infrastructure, combined with continuous market development efforts, Vietnam’s seafood exports are poised for 10–15% growth in 2025.

In the first 11 months of this year, total trade between Việt Nam and the UK reached over US$$7.7 billion, an 18.1 per cent increase compared to the previous year.

Viet Nam’s trade with other ASEAN Member States hit over US$76.3 billion over the last 11 months of 2024, up 13.9 percent compared to the same period last year, only behind China, the U.S. and South Korea

Global tech giants have expressed interest in expanding operations in Việt Nam this year, making the country an important part of the global technology world.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has stepped up the implementation of the Project to Build and Effectively Operate an Early Warning System on Trade Defense towards Sustainable Exports.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports see ample room for growth in 2025 after achieving a record high revenue of 62.5 billion USD in 2024, insiders have forecast

With Vietnamese seafood exports reaching more than US$10 billion in 2024, the aquatic industry is anticipated to achieve an export target of US$11 billion ahead in 2025, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The G7 nations of Japan and Canada are on track to be Cambodia’s fifth and sixth largest trading partners respectively in 2024, according to recent data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). The exchanges between the two countries and the Kingdom recorded in 2024 have indicated significant growth compared to 2023 trade figures