The year-end festive season is expected as a stimulus to boost Vietnam’s exports of aquatic products despite various challenges, according to experts.

Vietnam’s coffee exports exceeded the US$5 billion mark for the first time in the 2023-2024 crop year that lasted from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

VOV.VN - China has surpassed the United States to become Vietnam’s largest seafood export market with turnover reaching US$1.33 billion during the nine-month period, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The US$3.5 billion mega-port of Chancay in Peru, set to be completed this year and expected to become a key logistics hub in Latin America, will open new opportunities for Vietnam's logistics industry by enhancing maritime transport connections and facilitating trade between the two regions.

Over 42% of 30,587 enterprises in the processing-manufacturing sector that joined a recent quarterly survey by the General Statistics Office (GSO) expect their business performance in the fourth quarter of 2024 to be better than Q3.

About 30 Vietnamese handicraft and gift companies are promoting their products at the MEGA Show Hong Kong 2024 which is taking place in the special administrative region of China from October 20-23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grossed nearly US$5.7 billion from fruit and vegetable exports during the past nine months of the year, marking a rise of 33.9% against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Prices of fresh areca nuts in Vietnam have surged to record highs, primarily driven by strong demand from China.

VOV.VN - As of mid-October, Vietnam’s totalimport-export turnover surpassed the US$600 billion mark, reaching US$610.56 billion, with a trade surplus of US$21.24 billion.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade between Vietnam and the US surpassed the US$100 billion mark in the first nine months of the year, with the US remaining as the largest market for Vietnamese goods.