Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien led a Vietnamese delegation to the second Special ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting on negotiations for upgrading the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), which took place on May 9 in an online format.

The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), once upgraded, will provide favourable opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural exporters to explore and expand their markets within the bloc, especially in the Halal market, according to Vietnam SPS Office.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended the online ASEAN Economic Ministers' special meeting on ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) upgrade negotiations.

VOV.VN - Recognising the needs and incentives of the ASEAN market, various associations and local enterprises need to take advantage of them swiftly in order to intensify trade promotion activities, as well as bolster exports.

Vietnamese and Indonesian enterprises specialising in various fields like food, beverages and renewable energy gathered at a business matchmaking seminar in Jakarta on June 21.

A workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 provided Vietnamese businesses with updates about consumption trends and export standards in Thailand so as to help capitalise on the biggest trading partner of Vietnam in ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a high export turnover from Thailand and Singapore during the first two months of the year, according to details given by the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese commodities exported to Laos rose 10.4% last year to hit US$656.4 million, of which petroleum exports brought in US$125.4 million, up 439%, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.

The Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA) has asked for help as smuggling is killing the domestic sugar industry and causing Vietnamese sugar companies to go bankrupt.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Trade Repository (VNTR) is expected to go live on March 30, with the event being jointly organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the British Embassy in Vietnam.