The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged localities to adopt drastic measures to fight irregular, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Import-export value of agro-forestry-fisheries products hit nearly US$11 billion in the first two months of 2021, resulting in US$1.37 million in trade surplus, up 28.4% year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - The export prices of Vietnamese bananas to the EU market last year witnessed a sharp increase in comparison to those from other supply sources, according to data compiled by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

Export value of aquatic products reached US$405 million in February, pushing the figure in the first two months of 2021 to over US$1 billion, up 2.2% over the same period last year, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s sea ports have berthed some 4,900 foreign vessels over the last two months, a decline of 6% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Marine Administration.

VOV.VN - China made up the nation’s largest import market during the first two months of the year with an estimated turnover of US$17.3 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 85.7%, according to data recently released by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

Vietnamese businesses are believed to possess opportunities, especially in niche markets, when exporting fruit and vegetables to Northern Europe, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.

VOV.VN - Amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set an export growth target of between 4% and 5% for this year, with a specific focus on taking full advantage of new-generation free trade agreements, said Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Import and Export Department.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports of goods to Australia during the first month of the year recorded an increase of 62.08% compared to the same period from last year, according to figures released by the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s import-export turnover from the beginning of the year to February 15 reached over US$74 billion, with the country enjoying a trade surplus of roughly US$3 billion, according to figures compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.