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.

The dynamism and experience of a producing country will be advantages for Vietnamese businesses when joining the global halal market, to which Singapore is the nearest gateway, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor to the city state Cao Xuan Thang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported approximately 35,750 tonnes of pepper worth US$106.47 million in March, representing a rise of up 27.6% in volume and 26.5% in value on-year, thereby witnessing a record high since April 2020, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Six groups of products posted an export revenue of over US$1 billion to the US market in the first quarter of this year, with the group of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts topping with US$3.98 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam International Café Show 2023, a coffee, food and beverage exhibition, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13, attracting more than 400 domestic and international exhibitors.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 told the forestry and seafood industries to increase product quality and competitive capacity toward earning US$17.5 billion and US$10 billion in export turnover respectively this year.

There is ample room for Vietnam and China’s localities, particularly Guangxi province, to boost trade collaboration, said Deputy Director of the city’s Investment & Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) Nguyen Tuan.