VOV.VN - Vietnam is the Czech Republic's most important partner in Asia, Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Edvard Kozusnik said at the Czech-Vietnam Business Forum held on June 15, in Prague.

VOV.VN - With a number of key export items recording a double-digit growth rate, Canada has become Vietnam’s fifth most important export market behind the United States, China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Tea exports in the fourth quarter of 2022 amounted to 54,000 tonnes, bringing in US$79 million, up 53.6% in volume and 30.3% in value compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the United States and China in July fell by 54% and 17%, respectively, against the same period last year, according to data given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to the UK market are forecast to maintain their double-digit growth over the coming months due to rising demand, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Timber and wood products in January surged by 8.3% to reach US$1.55 billion compared to December, 2021, and were up 14.3% from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The country’s total insurance premium revenue in 2022 is estimated at VND253.7 trillion (US$111.1 million), up 18.04% compared to 2021, according to the Department of the Insurance Supervisory Authority.

Vietnam’s seaports handled over 587 million tonnes of goods in the first ten months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 2%, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Nearly 16.8 million TEUs of container cargo have been handled at Vietnamese seaports in the first eight months of 2021, up 18% from the same period last year, according the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

The government may want to consider a new fiscal stimulus that would include a more generous assistance package for COVID-19 affected people and businesses, stated the World Bank.