VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities have requested a number of localities and businesses to trace the origin of 30 export shipments of Vietnamese durian to China after they were warned of containing excessive cadmium.

VOV.VN - Le Hoai Trung, secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, on March 22 met with,Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the CPC Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chief of the CPC Central Committee’s Office; and Wang Yi, politburo member and director of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the Chinese market saw a drastic upswing during the opening two months of the year, with lobster exports witnessing a 18-fold rise compared to the same period from last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

China became Vietnam's largest wood chip export market last year.

VOV.VN -Leading Vietnamese IT service provider FPT Software announced on March 13 the inauguration of its latest office in Dalian, China, as part of efforts to better serve the billion-people market.

VOV.VN - A conference was held on March 13 in Hanoi to promote trade and investment activities between Vietnam and China’s Shandong locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on March 9 expressed its deep concern over the recent tensions between China and the Philippines in Second Thomas Shoal of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and called on the parties to exercise self-restraint.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 8 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo, during which they discussed relations between the two Parties, countries and legislatures.

VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs of China has just approved 27 more durian growing area codes for export in Vietnam’s southern Binh Phuoc province.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$62 million from exporting squid and octopus in January, up 45% year on year, of which the Republic of Korea (RoK) represented the largest export market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).