Rice exports set new records in both volume and value in 2024 but the commodity is expected to face a difficult year ahead as India lifted its ban on non-basmati white rice exports in September, which will push up global rice supplies next year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coal exports hit a record high in August with 90,060 tonnes shipped abroad for US$18.98 million, up 65.4% in volume and 6.3% in value compared to the same month last year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported.

VOV.VN - The country’s largest import markets for ores and minerals are Australia, Brazil, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Turkey, and China.

VOV.VN - Asia is currently Vietnam's largest cinnamon import market, with Indonesia and China in particular representing the two major cinnamon suppliers to the Southeast Asian nation, reaching 148 tonnes and 54 tonnes, respectively.

VOV.VN - The EU, the United States, and China represent the three largest coffee import markets from Vietnam since the beginning of the year.

VOV.VN - During the past three months of the year, Italy continued to be Vietnam's largest iron and steel import market, with the country’s export turnover approximating US$299 million, marking increases in both volume and value over the same period from last year.

The Vietnamese and Indonesian economies share many similarities, conducive to cooperation in trade, agriculture, and fisheries promotion, said experts at a symposium held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 1.

VOV.VN - China continued to be the biggest provider of goods to Vietnam and among the nation's seven leading import markets with a turnover of over US$1 billion in January, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam still enjoyed a trade surplus of US$28 billion despite a fall in trade exchanges in 2023, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a report released in Hanoi on December 29.

VOV.VN - The country shipped abroad 1.76 million tonnes of crude oil worth a total of US$1.16 billion during the past seven months of the year, up 19.7% in volume but down 10.4% in value on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.