The last of the 35 cashew nut containers, the original documents of which were claimed by Vietnamese exporters to be missing because of a suspected scam, have been ultimately released under an Italian court rule.

The United States and Taiwan are reportedly working on a deal to enhance economic cooperation in areas like trade, agriculture and supply chains, after the self-ruled island was excluded from US President Joe Biden’s economic framework aimed at countering Chinese influence.

In July 2021, the first tuna shipments from Vietnam were exported to the Saudi Arabian market. After only nine months, the value of Vietnam's tuna exports to this market increased from US$85,000 to nearly US$5 million as of March 2022, an increase of 57 times. Tuna exports to many markets reversed and increased sharply.

India will oppose the continuation of moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce trade at the upcoming ministerial of the World Trade Organization and push for putting an end to it as it is adversely impacting the developing countries, an official said on Tuesday.

While innovation is considered as key to boosting the productivity and quality of products, due attention has not been paid to the issue by Vietnamese enterprises, experts have said.

The potential is great, but the development and operation of Vietnamese cargo shipping has not been commensurate with the role and position of the country.

Vietnam surpassed China to become the largest supplier of seafood products to Australia last year following the enforcement of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The Quad leaders have met for the fourth time in just over a year, indicating that this four-nation club is taking on a more institutional character. The second in-person Quad summit, held in Tokyo on May 24 with much fanfare, should be seen in that context where initiatives of critical importance were launched before and during the Summit.

Vietnam continues to support WTO’s role in facilitating an open and transparent multilateral trade system that is based on international law, removal of tariffs, and countering protectionism.

The much-awaited Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India was signed on 2 April 2022. The ECTA is an interim trade deal that should pave the way for a wider and deeper comprehensive economic cooperation agreement between the two countries. It was enabled by India’s ‘China-exclusive’ trade agreement approach and avoiding key areas of political disagreement between the two countries.