Businesses need to carefully learn about customs and consumption trends in Africa and the Middle East when they want to expand exports, particularly Halal products, to the market, heard a conference on July 12.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Giang will soon export 2.5 tonnes of early ripening lychees to the Middle East market, said Nguyen Van Bao, a representative from Toan Cau Food Import-Export Joint Stock Company that has completed harvesting the fruit for export to the market.

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor and deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN Nguyen Hoang Nguyen has called on all concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint, stop hostile actions, unconditionally release all hostages, and comply with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight routes between Vietnam and Europe to ensure the utmost safety of passengers and crew amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

VOV.VN - The country is deeply concerned about the tension escalation in the Middle East, especially violent acts that violating the UN Charter and causing damage on civilians.

VOV.VN - The Middle East has become the fourth largest consumer market of Vietnamese tuna, behind only the United States, the European Union, and the CPTPP market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN -Vietnam has voiced its deep concern over the continued complex developments occurring in the Middle East, particularly the escalating conflicts in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgency for an immediate ceasefire.

VOV.VN - With the Middle East market accounting for 1.3% of Vietnam’s total shrimp exports, there remains plenty of opportunities to boost local shrimp exports to this potential market, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Middle East and Africa are emerging as potential markets for Vietnamese agricultural products in the current context of export difficulties occurring in traditional markets.

An online workshop discussing measures to further promote the export of potential products to Africa and the Middle East was held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency on November 23.