The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has refused to reduce import tax rates for some crucial materials of animal feed production as proposed by Ben Tre province's voters.

Ending April, pepper exports reached 83,783 tonnes, worth $353 million, marking a decrease of 18.3 per cent in volume but an increase of 11.5 per cent in value year-on-year.

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee requested to investigate a number of solar battery products under HS codes 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010.

The Canadian city of Quebec views Vietnam as a gateway to the Indo-Pacific, which can be considered a rapidly growing and dynamic region, according to Florent Favrel, director of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Quebec.

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the European Union-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) views enhanced market access, reduced bureaucracy and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as playing an outsized role in growing the region’s economies.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE), in collaboration with the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS), held a conference disseminating regulations on imports of agricultural products and foods of plant and animal origin into the EU market on May 7.

The Indonesian government is resuming a controversial policy of exporting lobster larvae — the latest chapter in an eight-year saga that began over concerns for wild lobster stocks and led to a fisheries minister being jailed for corruption.

The power can still be connected to the national grid but transmission can only priced at VNĐ0, a requirement that has sparked controversy with opponents saying the policy is counterproductive as a way of encouraging the public and businesses to participate.

During his recent visit to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. During the meeting, discussions focused on enhancing cooperation, implementing joint government programs, and exploring partnership opportunities in priority sectors.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đỗ Thành Trung has expressed his wish for the support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in optimising investment resources for agriculture and rural development.