VOV.VN - In 2026, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is set to undergo a significant strategic change, shifting its focus from large-scale outsourcing to smaller, higher-value orders that require advanced technical standards, targeting key markets such as the United States and Japan.

VOV.VN - Amid global market volatility and climate challenges, Vietnam’s wood industry registered a historic threshold in 2025, with exports of timber and wood products exceeding US$17 billion for the first time, underscoring its role as a major export pillar of the national economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s cashew nut industry achieved a historic breakthrough in 2025 as its export revenue exceeded US$5 billion for the first time, cementing the country’s leading role in the global cashew market amid major shifts in markets, technology and long-term industry strategy.

VOV.VN - Transparency of origin is emerging as a key requirement for the leather and footwear sector to maintain access to demanding markets and expand export momentum, as many importing countries tighten rules on origin, sustainability and supply-chain transparency.

Product traceability is increasingly becoming a strategic safeguard for Vietnamese goods as global trade barriers shift towards stricter controls on origin, digital standards and supply-chain responsibility.

The Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase total export turnover by more than 8% in 2026 compared with 2025, while maintaining a trade surplus of over US$23 billion, up 15% year on year.

Vietnam’s pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum in late 2025, lifting total export turnover in the year to a record US$1.66 billion, the highest level ever recorded by the sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tuna exports to Canada continued to grow in 2025 but showed month-to-month fluctuations, as market standards and sustainability requirements become increasingly demanding.

VOV.VN - Cross-border e-commerce is emerging as a powerful “fast track” that enables Vietnamese agricultural products to penetrate the ASEAN market, significantly reducing reliance on traditional intermediaries.

Vietnam’s seafood sector will continue to reduce capture fisheries while expanding aquaculture in a sustainable, climate-resilient manner to enhance competitiveness, with a strong focus on shifting from a production mindset to a fisheries economy and from single-value growth to integrated multi-value development.