The Philippines spent more than US$450 million importing some 900,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice in the first quarter of this year, and more orders are expected to be placed in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government should introduce new policies to encourage the development of environmentally friendly technologies to support industries and businesses, suggested Choi Kyu Chul, vice chairman of Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Ho Chi Minh City, at a seminar held on April 19.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on April 19 shipped the first batch of sweet potatoes weighing 28 tonnes to China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped a total of 210,370 tonnes of coffee worth US$482.43 million abroad in March, with exports to Indonesia, Russia, and Algeria witnessing a triple-digit growth, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The export value of Vietnamese tea to China in the first quarter of the year reached US$2.15 million, up 430% from the same period in 2022, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Australia has so far opened its market for four kinds of fresh fruit from Vietnam - dragon fruit, lychee, mango and longan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Trade ties between Vietnam and Uruguay have still not been commensurate with the potential of the two countries, delegates heard at the third meeting of the Vietnam - Uruguay Joint Committee for Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation held online recently in Hanoi and Montevideo.

VinFast, a member of Vietnamese private conglomerate Vingroup on April 15 announced that a batch of its 1,800 VF 8 electric cars is now at MPC Port in the northern city of Hai Phong for export to the US and Canada.

VOV.VN - Despite enduring a decline in key seafood exports during the first quarter of the year, there are positive signs ahead for Vietnamese aquatic products in the UK, Japan, Germany, and Israel, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Business Associations has proposed authorities to resolve difficulties faced by businesses suffering from a sharp drop in export orders.