Japanese consumers are increasingly turning to Vietnamese rice as an alternative to domestic varieties, thanks to its comparable quality and lower price.

Vietnam has emerged as the second largest supplier of seafood to Brazil, representing 17.33% of the total volume and 8.69% of the total value of seafood imports, according to data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam always considers the US a partner of strategic importance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while receiving US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper in Hanoi on March 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent approximately US$378 million on importing 17,671 completely built-up (CBU) cars in February, up 44.5% in volume and 31.4% in value compared to January, with automobiles from Indonesia and Thailand dominating the local market.

Import and export activities between Vietnam and China were moderate in the first two months of the year, with a value exceeding US$31 billion, data from the National Statistics Office showed.

The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam advised wood enterprises not to use imported peeled veneer from China as a raw material for manufacturing plywood cores.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent US$33.75 million on importing over 12,000 tonnes of frozen pork in January, up 105% in volume and 149.1% in vale compared to the same period last year, according to the Import and Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has imported an unusually high volume of paddy rice in the first two months of the year, totaling 1.24 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s import-export trade turnover hit US$127.07 billion in the opening two months of the year, marking a rise of 12% year on year, with a trade surplus of US$1.47 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Algeria’s recent decision to slash coffee import duties following the recent promulgation of the Finance Law 2025 is expected to benefit Vietnamese coffee businesses, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria.