Fruit and vegetable exports have hit a new record and forecast to bring home over 5.5 billion USD in 2023.

Vietnam and Thailand will be the two main rice suppliers for Indonesia's upcoming purchase of 1.5 million tonnes of rice.

On October 10, 2023, the Mexican Ministry of Economy initiated an anti-dumping investigation on micro welding wire imported from Vietnam. The investigation was based on a complaint filed by domestic manufacturers, specifically Electrodos Infra, S.A de C.V, and Plásticos y Alambres S.A de C.V.

Algeria is an important partner of Việt Nam in the African market, and its fourth largest export market in Africa.

SIXTEEN years after talks first began on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), such a mega pact continues to remain a pipe dream.

The promotion of national standards and technical regulations has significantly contributed to improving the quality and competitiveness of products, goods and services, an official has said.


According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada, although the rate of using CPTPP preferential tariffs for Vietnamese exports has increased steadily over the past 5 years, there is still about USD 4 billion, or about 60% of products enjoying tax. CPTPP is equal to 0 but still cannot be taken advantage of.

The recent decision by the United States government to grant permission for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, both based in South Korea, to acquire advanced manufacturing equipment for their semiconductor plants in mainland China is anticipated to pose challenges for domestic memory chip manufacturers in China, such as Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC).

The wood industry of Việt Nam must focus on building brands based on the development of transparent and sustainable value chains.

Nikkei Asia recently wrote that a fourth boom of foreign investment in Việt Nam might be in the making, led by the capital influx from the US after US President Joe Biden’s visit to Việt Nam last month.