VOV.VN - Continued weak external demand coupled with global uncertainties are adversely affecting the Vietnamese economy, translating into contraction in both imports and exports, as well as a slowdown in industrial production, said the World Bank in its Vietnam Macro Monitoring, June edition.

The number of enterprises exporting goods to China via Mong Cai International Border gate in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh increased to 694 in the first half of this year, 70% higher than that of the same period last year.

VOV.VN - The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) and the Vietnamese Trade Office in China on June 16 co-hosted a seminar on improving the quality of food products exported to the China, the biggest export market of Vietnam.

The European Union (EU) has decided to extend tariffs and quotas on various types of steel imports from Vietnam until the end of June 2024.

The State budget's revenues from export-import activities hit over VND152.94 trillion (US$6.5 billion) in the first five months of this year, making up 36% of the estimate, down 18% year on year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) reported on June 7.

VOV.VN - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has received a petition for anti-dumping investigation on imports of paper shopping bags from the Vietnamese market.

VOV.VN - With a number of key export items recording a double-digit growth rate, Canada has become Vietnam’s fifth most important export market behind the United States, China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese imports of raw materials for processing animal feed during the first five months of the year reached US$1.41 billion, marking a drop of 5.8% compared to the same period last year.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with Vietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans as many northern localities are harvesting the fruits.

The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi) recently successfully arranged a direct trade event (1:1) between a business delegation from Ulsan City and Vietnamese importers in Hanoi.