Vietnam needs to strengthen measures to achieve the sustainable development of seafood exports to the EU market, especially after the EVFTA comes into effect, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses have made a significant contribution to Vietnam’s trade balance during the past 10 months as they obtained an export trade surplus of US$28.92 billion despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite a tough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national wood sector looks set to achieve its export turnover target of US$12 billion, and some wood processing businesses have so many orders while they are in short of workers to complete them, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Vietforest).

VOV.VN - Despite fruit and vegetable exports enduring a downward trajectory due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the export of local processed fruit and vegetables has witnessed vigorous growth over the opening nine months of the year, according to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - China has retained its position as Vietnam’s largest trade partner and has become the first market to reach US$100 billion in terms of bilateral trade turnover, with this figure being achieved by the end of October, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The increase in Vietnam’s exports in recent years may prompt import countries to activate trade remedies against Vietnam’s products.

VOV.VN - The has maintained its place as Canada’s largest shrimp supplier, accounting for 34% of the North American country’s total shrimp import value, according to data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Local companies do not have to worry about a preliminary anti-subsidy tariff imposed by the US Department of Commerce on car and truck tyres from Vietnam, executives told local media.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped over 1.13 billion face masks of various types abroad during the past ten months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$2.32 billion from exporting 1.34 million tonnes of coffee during the past ten months of the year, down 1.3% in volume and 0.6% in value, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.