Vietnam’s exports and imports rose over 24% year-on-year in the first quarter, driven by the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs), an expert has said.

VOV.VN - The strategic partnership between the nation and Australia, which was established in 2018, is set to serve as a solid foundation to boost trade-investment relations between both sides.

Vietnam’s exports to the US surged 50.1% in the first four months of this year, reaching US$30.3 billion, making the latter the largest export market of the former, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan will jointly organise an online conference on June 2 to promote connections in a bid to increase the export of Vietnamese farm produce to Japan.

The US-based Furniture Today website on May 17 ran an article on Vietnam’s overtaking China in furniture shipments to the US for the first time ever in 2020.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially begun an anti-dumping investigation into honey imported from Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, and Vietnam, the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam has announced.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong hosted a teleconference on May 18 as part of efforts to promote the greater consumption of Thanh Ha lychees and other local agricultural products to foreign markets.

VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour (DoLAB) announced on May 18 that labour export activities to Taiwan (China) will be suspended as of May 19 until June 18 as part of efforts to deal with a recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global trade bottlenecks and disruptions, but livestock exports are still growing strongly. With export turnover of US$1.23 billion in 2020, livestock is the new export strength of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 92,000 tonnes of peppers worth US$274 million during the opening four months of the year, with the export volume in April reaching a total of 30,000 tonnes worth US$94 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.