Rice exports could bring in a record turnover of 5 billion USD this year if the pace of shipment is maintained like at present, according to Vu Tuan Anh, CEO of GLE company, a rice exporter.

On the afternoon of July 25, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the ministry leader Nguyen Hong Dien chaired a conference promoting the trade in coal with Laos.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception on July 25 for his Singaporean counterpart Gan Kim Yong, who is in Hanoi to attend the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi held talks with Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Mesa Villafana in Hanoi on July 23, aiming to review the implementation of agreements on cooperation in construction in line with the minutes of the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee signed in Cuba on April 15 and exchange contents that need to be promoted in the coming time.

The implementation of FTAs always creates favorable conditions for businesses to expand and diversify markets, bringing Vietnamese seafood, including pangasius, to participate deeperly into the global production and supply chain.

France is Vietnam's leading trade partner in Europe with bilateral turnover reaching billions of US$/year.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations stands at the center of a dynamic economic tapestry in Asia and Oceania. Flanked by the industrial powerhouses of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, ASEAN has been playing a pivotal role in fostering regional economic integration. The three countries and ASEAN, with the help of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, are facilitating the economic development of Southeast Asia through trade, investment, technological innovation, and supply chain integration.

The Philippines is hoping to announce within the year the start of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Chile, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

Vietnamese garment and textile exports to the EU recovered slightly during the first half of the year, with turnover reaching more than US$1.9 billion in the reviewed period, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

In the first six months of the year, one of the bright spotsp of the Vietnamese economy is that export revenue of goods achieved positive results, estimated at 190.08 billion USD, up 14.5% over the same period.