VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 456,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$2.6 billion during the initial nine months of the year, up 19.6% in volume and 14.3% in value year on year, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 65,000 tonnes of coffee in September worth US$205 million, representing a sharp fall of 32.7% in volume and 12.8% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - After recording an improvement in August, overall business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector marginally declined in September amid sustained growth of new orders, according to the latest S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnamese lobster exports to China during the initial eight months of the year declining by 42% year on year to US$76 million, the northern neighbour remains the largest importer of Vietnamese lobster, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Fruit and vegetable exports fetched roughly US$4.2 billion by the end of the third quarter of this year, 25% higher than last year's export turnover.

A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29 to discuss ways for securing sustainable dragon fruit development in Vietnam amid uncertainties in global markets.

Vietnam is speeding up negotiations with Hungary in a bid to sign an agreement on sending and receiving Vietnamese labourers in the European country – an emerging market drawing great interest from labourers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of the year grew by 5.33% on-year while the consumer price index (CPI) in September soared by 1.08% compared to the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

On the back of the newly-signed Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the US, American exporters are setting their sights on delivering a wider range of agricultural products to Vietnamese consumers.

Amidst the increasing demand for raw materials in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, and Vietnam’s participation in various free trade agreements, the country’s herbal products, particularly cinnamon and star anise, are well-positioned to capitalise on the opportunity for development, heard a conference in Hanoi on September 28.