Local cultivation and plant protection authorities and relevant agencies must prepare a list of growing areas and packaging facilities registering to export fresh coconut and frozen durian to China before April 1.

The first phase of the Vietnam - Japan joint initiative in the new era was launched at a meeting held in Hanoi on March 27.

The Vietnam – Canada Joint Economic Committee opened its second meeting in Hanoi on March 27, looking to enhance trade and investment collaboration.

ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have reached a consensus on the transposition of ASEAN-RoK Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) Product Specific Rules from the Harmonised System Codes HS 2017 to HS 2022.

Beijing imposed tariffs on Australian wine in 2020 during a diplomatic feud, raising duties from zero to above 200 percent.

External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar on March 27 expressed India’s intention to strengthen India-ASEAN relations, especially under Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN next year when he paid a courtesy call to Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

E-commerce in Vietnam has seen rapid growth in recent years, averaging at 25-35% annually, with the market size estimated at 20.5 billion USD in 2023, up 25% or 4 billion USD from a year earlier.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà received Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski and leaders of Corio Generation of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Hà Nội

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hồng Diên held a working session in Hà Nội on March 28 with Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam and Regina Corradini D’Airenzo, CEO of SIMEST

Border provinces of Vietnam and China should continue close coordination and enhance trade promotion between the two sides, stressed the recent talks between the management boards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and the Malypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province.