Vietnam’s garment-textile exports are likely to encounter a host of challenges in terms of both market and supply chain in the second half of this year despite positive results in the first half, heard a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21.

Vietnam’s tuna industry has bounced back strongly post-pandemic as export soared 72% year-on-year to US$259 million in the first quarter of 2022, the highest in five years, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - With strong recovery momentum, Vietnam's tra fish (pangasius) exports are anticipated to hit US$2.6 billion this year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam had a trade deficit of some US$56 billion with Asia in the first five months of 2022 as imports jumped, according to the General Statistics Office.

The ownership of all 100 cashew nut containers related to a suspected scam in Italy has returned to Vietnamese businesses, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the European country.

VOV.VN - Widely known as a fastidious market, Japan has always required the high quality of imported products in general and seafood in particular, according to insiders.

Vietnam is set to grant a licence under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement/FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme to wood exports in 2025, after it completes preparing necessary conditions, reported a government official familiar with the sector.

To help take Vietnamese lychee exports to the next level, a seminar entitled “Vietnamese lychees go global” was held in Hanoi to support and promote the global brand name of the popular Vietnamese fruit.

Twenty-seven export items joined the “one-billion-dollar” club in the first five months of this year, as compared with only 23 seen in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa are potential markets for tea products from Lai Chau province but their export is still modest due to a lack of information on each other and effective connections.