Vietnam’s aquatic products have gained the favour of Australian consumers, Secretary of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Andrew Metcalfe told a workshop on October 1.

The Trade Remedies Authorities of Vietnam has recommended domestic enterprises to prepare legal knowledge and resources to deal with potential lawsuits from export markets, particularly in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese coffee exports to the Nordic market, particularly as tariffs on coffee beans have been slashed to 0% under the provisions of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

Vietnam could achieve trade balance, or even a trade surplus this year, deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade Tran Thanh Hai told a regular press conference of the ministry in Hanoi on September 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese timber and forestry exports during the nine months of the year surged by 31.9% to US$11.97 billion, with these products enjoying a trade surplus of US$9.699 billion, a rise of 45%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported Tra (Pangasius) fish products to 139 countries and territories worldwide during the opening eight months of the year, earning US$994.2 million, up 8.8% year on year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s trade turnover in the first nine months of this year reached US$483.17 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24.4%, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - China has represented Vietnam’s largest importer over the past nine months, spending US$81.3 billion on imports, marking an increase of 41.1% year on year, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The US is a potential market for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports thanks to the diverse distribution system along with a 3-million-strong overseas Vietnamese community, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the US.

Vietnam’s seafood exporters are seeking ways to boost shipments to niche markets, as COVID-19 is disrupting supply chains, hindering logistics services and raising transportation costs.