The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains a vital market and partner for Vietnam in the Middle East, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Thanh Diep has told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporter in the Middle East and North Africa.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang of Vietnam paid a courtesy visit to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Badr Abdelatty and co-chaired the 10th Political Consultation between the two countries’ Foreign Ministries, in Cairo on November 28.

The official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23 by Party General Secretary To Lam is expected to open up new opportunities for and mark a new milestone in the economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia.

VOV.VN - Experts highlighted Vietnam's potential for importing and exporting Halal products during a workshop held on trade promotion regarding Halal food products, organized by the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in co-ordination with a number of relevant units in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.

Several businesses in Algeria’s Biskra province have expressed their interest in finding partners in Vietnam for cooperation in date processing and export, as well as in the import of processed coconut products and other agricultural and food items with Halal certificate from Vietnam.

Vietnamese enterprises need to make efforts to innovate, proactively improve competitiveness, and participate in new supply chains to boost exports to Asia, said trade official.

A B2B matching between Vietnamese and Arab enterprises was held in Hanoi on October 24 to seek ways to promote bilateral trade and investment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to cooperate with partners to develop to a sustainable Halal ecosystem in Vietnam that meets the highest international standards, said Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat at an international conference in Hanoi on October 22.

With a large population and a rapidly growing Halal food market, the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region is a potential market for Vietnamese businesses.

VOV.VN - Malaysia is moving towards enhancing economic ties with Vietnam by tapping into the opportunities for the private sector to engage in emerging industries.