Vietnam’s pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum in late 2025, lifting total export turnover in the year to a record US$1.66 billion, the highest level ever recorded by the sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tuna exports to Canada continued to grow in 2025 but showed month-to-month fluctuations, as market standards and sustainability requirements become increasingly demanding.

VOV.VN - Cross-border e-commerce is emerging as a powerful “fast track” that enables Vietnamese agricultural products to penetrate the ASEAN market, significantly reducing reliance on traditional intermediaries.

Vietnam’s seafood sector will continue to reduce capture fisheries while expanding aquaculture in a sustainable, climate-resilient manner to enhance competitiveness, with a strong focus on shifting from a production mindset to a fisheries economy and from single-value growth to integrated multi-value development.

Vietnam’s total trade in services surpassed US$70 billion last year, with exports reaching US$30.3 billion and imports amounting to US$40.5 billion, resulting in a deficit of more than US$10 billion.

VOV.VN - Total investment in export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) in Ho Chi Minh City exceeded US$5.4 billion in 2025, surpassing the annual target, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).

Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have emerged as increasingly important export markets for the Republic of Korea (RoK) as the East Asian country accelerates efforts to diversify its trade amid shifting global supply chains.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has identified 2026 as a base year for realizing its 2026-2030 strategy, with agro-forestry-fishery exports targeted at US$73-74 billion.

VOV.VN - Over the past five years (2021-2025), exports to the US rose 28.2%, while shipments to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Vietnam increased by 12.5% and 10.8%, respectively, indicating a clear trend of export diversification by the RoK.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s shrimp industry is set to face a new non-tariff barrier in the European Union from 2026, as major retailers introduce stricter animal welfare requirements for warm-water shrimp, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).