VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of approximately US$3 billion with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with total two-way trade turnover between the two countries during the past eight months of the year reaching VND3.3 billion, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the UAE.

A consulting session on exporting spices to the Middle East and Africa was organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) on July 27 to help Vietnamese producers seek partners and business opportunities in these markets.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is poised to host the 16th Asian route development forum 2022 (Routes Asia 2022), the largest event aimed at promoting and connecting flight networks in the Asia-Pacific region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Macadamia Association has actively worked alongside major businesses in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it seeks to strengthen trade promotion activities to accelerate the export of Vietnamese macadamia products to the Middle East market in the future.

VOV.VN - Egyptian travel firms have restarted tours to Vietnam following the nation reopening to international tourism from March 15 due to rising demand for travel.

The Middle East market still has a large room for Vietnamese businesses to boost exports, experts said at the seminar on "Golden opportunity for Vietnamese exports to Middle Eastern countries after the COVID-19 pandemic" on March 17.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai on January 5 hosted a ceremony to export the first batch of processed fruits in the New Year to Europe, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, Russia, and the Middle East.

A seminar on the role of crisis settlement in economic diplomacy in the Middle East-Africa took place in Hanoi on December 24.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has called on parties concerned to promote the peace process in the Middle East when addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) regarding the situation in the Middle East on December 21.

The Foreign Ministry chaired a mid-term review conference in both online and offline formats on December 20 on the implementation of a project on developing ties between Vietnam and the Middle East – Africa countries for the 2016-2025 period.