VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in India, in collaboration with the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India (Invest India) and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) held a teleconference on February 22 to step up business cooperation opportunities in farm produce and processed food.

In the first two months of 2023, export activities through border gates of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son have increased drastically, particularly shipments of farm produce.

The Piaggio Vietnam Co. Ltd has raised its investment in the northern province of Vinh Phuc by US$75 million to US$165 million to expand operations.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported that tra (pangasius) exports brought in only US$83.6 million in January, down 44% month on month and down 61% from a year earlier.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Duong Hai Hung, the nation’s permanent representative at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), attended the 46th session of the IFAD Governing Council in Rome from February 14 to February 15.

The Ho Chi Minh City Export Furniture Fair (HawaExpo) 2023 is scheduled to take place from February 22 to 25, opening a series of trade promotion events in the wood sector this year.

Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products reeled in over US$3.7 billion in January, down 23% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room for Vietnamese commodities such as products such as farm produce, food, apparel and footwear to enter the Russian market as Russia is seeking to promote cooperation with friendly countries, including Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

VOV.VN - With China’s reopening anticipated to create favourable conditions for several import-export industries, including Vietnamese farm produce, local firms are required to seek stable supply sources in a bid to fulfil export orders from Chinese partners, according to industry insiders.

In 2023, the agricultural sector will promote negotiation to open more foreign markets for local farming commodities, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).