VOV.VN - Vietnam, despite ranking among the world’s leading exporters of various agricultural products, must work harder to develop the brands of the products in the EU market, according to industry insiders.

Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao affirmed that the country’s relations with Belgium and the EU are now at their prime while addressing a banquet held on September 19 in celebration of Vietnam’s 77th National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - China will move to increase imports of agricultural products from Vietnam and ensure smooth customs clearances occurs at border gates, Chinese media quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying in a recent phone talk with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the fisheries sector have strived to adjust their management over the fishing activities by fishermen in a bid to remove the "yellow card" warning imposed by the European Commission (EC) over IUU fishing, more efforts are still needed.

VOV.VN - An initial shipment of 20 containers of durian are due to be exported to China via official channels on September 17, according to the authorities of Dak Lak province.

A workshop aiming to promote trade connection between Vietnamese and Egyptian businesses was held in Cairo on September 8, attracting those specialising in agricultural products, seafood, construction material, household plastic, paper, packaging and fertiliser.

An Ireland-Vietnam Agriculture Conference was organised in Hanoi on September 8 under the theme “The Adoption of Agritech 4.0”.

Ireland sees great potential to provide high-quality dairy products to the Vietnamese market, especially as tariffs will be reduced to 0% on the first day of next year.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho city Duong Tan Hien has called for investment from Dutch businesses in mechanisation in agricultural production; post-harvest preservation technology as well as processing technology of agricultural and aquatic products.

VOV.VN - The 22nd Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2022) is scheduled to kick off on September 15 in Hanoi, according to a press conference held on September 7.