The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam has received notification from Turkey’s Directorate General of Imports (DGI) regarding its conclusion in an anti-circumvention investigation on solar panel imports from Vietnam.

Despite the country’s status as one of the world’s leading rice exporters, Vietnam is expected to spend nearly US$1 billion on rice imports for processing this year.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has called on China to foster investment cooperation with Vietnam, given the country’s favourable geographical location and signing and negotiations of various free trade agreements that China could capitalise on.

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 - Vietnamese trade turnover during the first half of September fetched only US$28.5 billion, down US$9.7 billion compared to the second half of August, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The country splashed out more than US$1.1 billion on importing nearly 3.5 million tonnes of fertiliser during the past eight months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 43.6% in volume and 36.9% in value, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The nation imported 114,855 completely-built-up (CBU) cars this year, as of September 15, with the total value estimated at over US$2.36 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Indonesia has announced a record rice tender for September, seeking to acquire up to 450,000 tonnes from international suppliers.

The import-export turnover between Vietnam and China reached nearly US$130.8 billion in the first eight months of this year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.

India's Ministry of Finance has just issued an order to impose a tax of 12-30% on some steel products imported from China and Vietnam, including steel pipes and welded stainless steel pipes, to protect its domestic industry.