VOV.VN - China on January 25 began restoring customs clearance for Vietnamese container trucks at the Tan Thanh – Po Chai border gate in Vietnam’s Lang Son province, helping Vietnamese products enter the mainland market.

VOV.VN - Sin Suoi Ho village situated in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau hosts a flea market every Saturday, providing a chance for local residents to trade items such as embroidered clothes, handicrafts, farm products, and food.

VOV.VN - Local residents of Hanoi are exchanging plastic bags, carton boxes, and metal cans for foodstuffs at a series of trash collection points situated throughout the capital.

VOV.VN - The agricultural sector is expected to meet its set target of earning US$44 billion from exports this year following its impressive performance over the past nine months despite the negative COVID-19 impact.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile in collaboration with the Chile-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce recently organized a seminar to examine cooperation opportunities for 2021-2022.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working to promote the distribution of farm products amid the fourth outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam as well as to establish a resilient agriculture sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Ukraine on January 25 discussed measures to remove hurdles and facilitate bilateral trade cooperation at the 15th session of the Intergovernmental commission for economic - trade and scientific - technological cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese farm products, including frozen seafood and agricultural items, have been stuck at ports and northern border gates since mid-November after China recently tightened its inspection policies for COVID-19 control over imported goods.

Vietnam has encouraged the development of hi-tech agriculture with a view to making breakthroughs in farming productivity and improving the competitive edge of agricultural products in both the domestic and foreign markets, according to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac.

A new Ho Chi Minh City regulation would make it mandatory for all agricultural products and foodstuffs to have traceability and geographical indications, and require packaging and branding under VietGAP standards to ensure food hygiene and safety.