Vietnam’s maritime sector is striving to upgrade its international merchant fleet in order to reduce the country’s dependency on foreign-owned vessels in export-import activities.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports during the opening eight months of the year surged by 33% to US$2.8 billion against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Vietnam - UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has substantially assisted Vietnam’s coffee sector to expand its market share in the UK, according to the Foreign Trade Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Soaring inflation, rising production costs and fluctuation in exchange rates have caused great difficulties for production and import-export activities, and will linger on to the rest of the year.

VOV.VN - A trade fair kicked off on September 28 at the International Centre of Exhibition in Hanoi, showcasing a wide range of export products manufactured by enterprises based in China’s Zhejiang province.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in approximately US$77 billion from the export of phones, components and computers, electronic products and spare parts during the past eight months of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The 10th version of the Zhejiang Export Fair in Vietnam is scheduled to take place at the International Centre for Exhibition in Hanoi from September 28 to September 30, featuring the participation of over 100 businesses from the Chinese province.

Vietnamese pomelo has large potential for entering deanding markets including the US, the EU and Japan, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency.

VOV.VN - Changes in the global geopolitical landscape coupled with economic inflation has made seafood trade increasingly challenging, including shrimp products, although experts believe that Vietnamese shrimp still has many opportunities ahead for growth amid this turbulent cycle.

There are great business opportunities for Vietnamese pepper exporters in the United Kingdom - a lucrative market with high demand for pepper imports.