Vietnam’s shrimp exports are receiving positive signals from its two largest markets, China and the US, creating momentum for the sector at the start of 2026.

VOV.VN - As the Philippines has decided to slash rice imports during Vietnam’s peak harvest season, mounting domestic pressure is forcing the rice industry to speed up restructuring, improve quality, and diversify export markets to maintain growth.

France’s public investment bank Bpifrance has recently ranked Vietnam among the five most promising export destinations for French companies in 2026, alongside Indonesia, Morocco, Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 is expected to be a large-scale trade and service event, stimulating consumer demand and projecting the image of a dynamic and internationally integrated Vietnam at the start of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has become the Republic of Korea’s (RoK)’s key export market within ASEAN, as bilateral trade continued to expand in 2025.

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 - 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.

To help businesses diversify export markets, Ho Chi Minh City has been actively promoting trade with the Halal market, which serves an estimated 2.2 billion Muslim consumers worldwide, particularly in the Middle East.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s pangasius sector is projected to earn more than US$2.1 billion from exports in 2025, despite facing challenges from climate change, geopolitical tensions, and global trade fluctuations, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

VOV.VN - Trade promotion is increasingly being used as a strategic tool to help Vietnamese enterprises access new markets, adapt to policy changes, connect with partners, and integrate into global supply chains, experts said at a December 29 conference hosted by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade).