Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyen Hong Dien has recently had a working session with Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, in Washington DC, as part of his US visit to facilitate the 5th round of talks on a bilateral trade agreement.

Participants in a workshop held on November 13 agreed on the need for Vietnamese firms to shift from selling raw commodities to higher-value goods and from a volume-driven approach to a focus on sustainable quality when it comes to exports to the EU.

Local authorities and relevant forces in the central city of Da Nang are stepping up efforts to tighten the management of fishing vessels as part of the locality’s push to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and have the European Commission’s yellow card against Vietnamese seafood exports removed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$7 billion from exports to the UK in the first 10 months of this year, marking a year-on-year rise of 10.8%, according to Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s seafood export turnover is projected to achieve around US$2.19 billion in the fourth quarter, a decline of more than 22% year on year, mainly due to the 20% reciprocal tax and the potential anti-dumping duties on shrimp exports to the US.

Ho Chi Minh City is poised to become a Southeast Asian powerhouse in wood and furniture production and exports, provided that companies ramp up green practices, branding and innovation, industry insiders said.

Vietnam’s pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum of over 25%, earning nearly US$1.4 billion in the first ten months of 2025.

VOV.VN - With consistently high export earnings, Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable industry is projected to reach US$8.5 billion in 2025, reinforcing the country’s standing on the global agricultural export map.

Vietnam’s export of its first shipment of tilapia to Brazil is not only significant in terms of trade but also serves as a testament to the shared efforts of both countries to promote economic and commercial cooperation, especially in the context that bilateral relations have been elevated to a strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - Singapore’s newswire the Business Times recently published an article highlighting Vietnam as ASEAN’s top next-generation trade hub, showing the country’s resilient manufacturing and robust export growth.