Considered Vietnam's 'green gold', tea is not only for domestic consumption but also exported to many markets around the world.

Many imported products recorded double-digit growth; Durian earns huge profits, forecast to reach record exports; Vietnam has a trade surplus for the first time in this market... these are outstanding export news from July 2-1.

The Vietnam-Japan Digital Transformation Association (VADX JAPAN) made its debut in Japan on July 7, with the association set to become a platform to connect local firms operating in the information technology (IT) sector in Japan, while boosting ties and sharing innovations and advanced technology solutions between the two countries.

The recovery of two-way trade between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea has been on the right path this year following a stiff fall last year, with the import-export turnover hitting US$38.4 billion in the first six months of 2024.

Global trade “is not having the best of times at the moment”.

Consultancy predicts growth to slow in global gross domestic product this year on back of increasing geopolitical tensions

Vietnam shipped some 29.2 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products abroad during the January-June period, a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences hosted an international conference in Hanoi on July 5 to share experience between Vietnam and partners globally in developing the Halal ecosystem domestically.

Vietnam is increasing raw cashewnut imports from Cambodia, making it the major supplier of the material for re-processing, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

With major import markets tending to impose more stringent requirements in terms of environmental and social responsibility, Vietnamese firms need to have strategies and plans to quickly switch to green manufacturing to sustain exports, heard a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.