VOV.VN - The past month has seen import growth momentum at a faster rate compared to exports, thereby reflecting positive signs regarding Vietnam ’s economic recovery and the growth of domestic production activities, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) firms’ import-export value reached US$68.52 billion in the first two months of 2021, a surge of 31.5% from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year, phone and component exports have continued to represent a bright spot among key Vietnamese export items despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam exported 638,000 tonnes of rice worth US$352 million in the first two months of 2021, down 31.4% in volume and 18.3% in value year-on-year.

The European Commission (EC) has announced the possible extension of safeguard measures applicable to imports of certain steel products, including some from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

More than 90% of domestic enterprises are small and medium-sized. The advantage of this business model is that it quickly responds to market fluctuations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 75,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$442 million during the opening two months of the year, representing an increase of 46.1% in volume and 21.5% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Israel currently represents the nation’s third largest export market in the Middle East, behind only the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey, according to figures compiled during the opening two months of the year by the Vietnamese trade office in Israel.

Vietnam should develop a generation of young entrepreneurs in the timber industry, and consider it a sector for startups, said President of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association (HAWA) of HCM City Nguyen Quoc Khanh.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is set to host an annual Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) festival in an effort to boost cultural exchanges, promote greater investment, and develop tourism, trade, health care, and education.