Vietnam has recorded tangible changes in agro-forestry-fishery exports thanks to preferential tariffs in trade with member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after five years the trade pact took effect.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr are scheduled to hold talks in Hanoi on January 30 to discuss measures on future cooperation between Vietnam and the Philippines.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grossed more than US$1.32 billion from exporting more than 31.3 million tonnes of clinker and cement last year, suffering a fall of 1.2% in volume and 4.1% in value, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Fruit and vegetable exports are predicted to set a new record in 2024, possibly exceeding the 6-billion-USD tunover goal and even approaching the 7-billion-USD milestone.

Asia is the largest market for Vietnamese peppercorns, accounting for 52.7% of the nation’s total export volume of the product, heard the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA)’s annual conference held in Hanoi on January 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to China are likely to recover slightly in the first months of the year following a period of decline, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The recent signing of a protocol regarding the export of Vietnamese watermelon to China via official channels will help deter trade risks, boost the standard of the farm produce, and ease congestion at border gates, Director of the Plant Protection Department Huynh Tan Dat has said.

As many as 161 merchants had been granted certificates of eligibility for exporting rice as of January 22, decreasing from mid-2023, reported the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnamese businesses should make greater efforts to tap the potential of seafood exports to Switzerland, a trade official said.

More challenges are expected for Vietnam’s aquaculture exports in 2024, according to Tran Dinh Luan, General Director of the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.