India will seek a better dispute settlement mechanism at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and plans to initiate the issue of reforms in the global trade body during G20 talks this year, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Friday.

The UK and EU will meet to formally agree the Windsor Framework at the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, chaired by the Foreign Secretary and the European Commission Vice-President.

Long Son JSC, one of Vietnam’s leading cashew nut processors and exporters, is stepping up intensive processing to boost exports of processed nuts.

The export of Vietnamese durian to China through the official channel since September 2022 opened up a new prospect for Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday signed a free trade pact into effect, reducing or removing tariffs on about 96 percent of goods traded between the nations, Israel's Foreign Ministry said.

Vietnam exported 7,420 tonnes of coffee worth 18.77 million USD to the Netherlands in the first two months of the year, up 93.1% in volume and 105.7% in value year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The significant expansion of international trade in goods has been one of the pillars of the global economy during the last fifty years.

The Vietnamese retail market is worth US$142 billion and is expected to increase nearly 2.5 times to $350 billion by 2025.

China that consumes most of Vietnamese dragon fruit and durian has expanded the area of land under fruit cultivation moving towards self-sufficiency in fruit supply, a move that causes a great concern for growers and exporters of these fruits.

E-commerce in Vietnam has gained impressive growth in recent years. Therefore, besides promoting the export of goods in the traditional way, the trend of in-depth investment in e-commerce is widely being applied by Vietnamese exporters.