The growth and development of e-commerce has created opportunities, but also challenges in state management, especially in building a healthy business environment, contributing to promoting the economy.

Vietnam's textile and garment products have been exported to 104 countries and territories this year – a record number, said Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) Vu Duc Giang.

As Vietnam integrates more deeply, Vietnamese businesses do business with more partners and larger playgrounds, and the risk of disputes and fraud is also greater and more complicated

Vietnam’s tra fish export value is estimated at 1.8 billion USD this year, equal to only 75% of the figure last year, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

A hybrid Vietnam-Senegal business-networking event was held in Dakar on December 14, gathering representatives of the Senegalese Ministry of Commerce and about 50 firms from both countries.

Sita Zimpel, Project Director at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) who is responsible for developing these two portals, said that the ASEAN market still has a lot of untapped potential, especially under the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA). These two portals are the main platforms for businesses to access reliable market information, form networks, and share experiences with the business community, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises in ASEAN.

Indonesia and Japan have agreed on the removal of more trade barriers, Indonesia’s foreign minister said on Dec 16, after the two countries concluded negotiations on protocols to improve their bilateral economic agreements.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Dec 16 welcomed the deepening ties between their countries with a new pact to promote digital and green practices in shipping.

While many export industries are forecast to have difficulty completing their yearly plans, vegetables, fruits and rice have soon reached the finish line and set a new record in 2023.

An Australian official said that China could lift the ban on imports of Australian wine early next year. Chinese analysts said that recent signs show improving bilateral relations and recovering trade, but they also warned that Australia needs to show further sincerity to improve bilateral trade.