Vietnam’s tuna exports to Italy soared by 8.6% last month over the same period last year.

Vietnam’s tuna exports to the Middle East and Africa have seen positive signs since the beginning of the year despite declines in overall seafood exports in the face of COVID-19, First Secretary and Head of the Trade Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt Nguyen Duy Hung said on October 25.

VOV.VN - Despite pepper exports showing recent signs of recovery, experts have advised local pepper businesses to be proactive in co-operating with international partners in an effort to expand consumption markets and increase their product quality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's cement and clinker export output witnessed a 30-fold increase between 2010 and 2019, contributing a figure of 32% to the sector’s total consumption, whilst also boosting the country’s ranking among the world's leading cement exporters.

With the United States being Vietnam’s key export market, Vietnamese products have started to depart for the US right after stay-at-home orders are removed due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Local businesses have been advised to boost their internal strengths and take full advantage of opportunities presented by newly-signed free trade agreements (FTAs) in order to successfully meet the export target of US$300 billion for this year, according to insiders.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports are forecast to reach US$3.7 billion this year, posting an year-on-year increase of 9.8%, fuelled by the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which facilitated export to the EU markets, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The nation’s exports to the ASEAN market this year are expected to reach US$23.6 billion, while the average growth rate for the 2016 to 2020 period is predicted to witness a low level of growth at 5.26%, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

SunRice CEO Rob Gordon, head of Australia’s largest rice supplier, has announced that Australia is suffering a massive shortage of domestic rice supplies and would be forced to rely on imported Vietnamese rice in the lead up to Christmas 2020.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade between Vietnam and Japan is anticipated to reach a figure of US$40.7 billion by the end of the year, of which Vietnamese goods exported to the Japanese market are expected to reach approximately US$20 billion, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).