Hanoi is promoting agricultural exports by developing a chain from production to consumption of export agricultural products, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Legislators will spend much time on law building during the 25th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee, scheduled to open on August 14, according to the NA Office.

VOV.VN - From the beginning of the year to mid-July, fruit and vegetable exports reached more than US$2.9 billion, ranking third in the group of agro-forestry-fishery products, according to the General Department of Customs.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on August 11 chaired a meeting with representatives from relevant agencies to review preparations for the question and answer session of the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee next week.

VOV.VN - Natural fresh dehusked coconuts from Vietnam have officially been licensed to enter the US market, with the fruit product expected to bring in US$1 billion in the near future, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on August 9 received Hossein Selahvarzi, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), along with several Iranian businesses in the fields of construction materials and pharmaceuticals.

Australia wishes to expand collaboration with Can Tho city in particular and the Mekong Delta region at large, especially in agricultural area, said the country's Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Tattersall during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of Can Tho People’ Committee Nguyen Ngoc He on August 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Iran, one of its important partners in the Middle East, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue told Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf during their talks in Tehran on August 8.

Since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020, most commitments in the agreement have been implemented and left positive impacts on business activities, especially trade, said Do Viet Ha of the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports raked in US$29.13 billion in the first seven months of 2023, while its imports reached US$23.25 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$5.88 billion, up 3.4% year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported.