Vietnam's birds nest exports are expected to swell in the coming years.

Vietnam is always a leading partner of the Netherlands in Asia, said the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Sigrid Kaag, at an online meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on January 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the ministries of health, agriculture and rural development, industry and trade and People's Committees of provinces and cities work to ensure food safety during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Vietnam imported 70% of its beef this year, with domestic beef accounting for only 30% of the market.

Hanoi will strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2030, according to local authorities.

The imported pork and declining meat consumption have pushed pork prices down, helping stabilise the consumer price index.

Vietnam aims to raise its renewable energy sources to 15-20% of the total energy supply by 2030 and 25-30% by 2045.

Total food losses in Vietnam are estimated at 8.8 million tons or US$3.9 billion in 2018, equivalent to 2% of Vietnam’s GDP or 12% of the country's agriculture value.

Ten years after the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force in 2009, with import tariffs removed already, Japanese consumer goods suppliers are looking into bolstering their presence in the Vietnamese market amid local and regional competition.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ranked second in terms of volume of motorcycle sales in Southeast Asia during the first half of the year with 1.249 million units, according to figures released by the website motorcyclesdata.com.