Vietnamese businesses should continue to invest in deep processing to effectively penetrate Asian and African markets amid the rising trend to use deeply processed products in these outlets, the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

VOV.VN - With Vietnam being the fifth largest rice producer in the world, there are bright prospects ahead for the development of the local agricultural industry towards an ecological and circular model, according to industry insiders.

Geographical Indications (GIs) are considered an effective tool to promote the export of Vietnamese agricultural products.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7 to explore opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce and processed food to enter global distribution networks.

The Tinh Bien – An Giang international trade fair opened in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 27.

VOV.VN - Ten firms from Hanoi will introduce a range of agricultural products at Foodservice Australia 2024 slated for May 19 to May 21, with the function being the leading foodservice, hospitality, and food retail trade event in Australia.

Vietnamese agricultural products were on display at the 41st edition of Macfrut, an international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, in Rimini city of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region from May 8 to 10.

The Dai Viet Lotus Foods JSC in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap exported the first batch of 15 tonnes of frozen lotus roots worth nearly VND1 billion (nearly US$39,360) to Japan on May 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$353 million from exporting 83,783 tonnes of black pepper in the initial four months of the year, marking an 11.5% increase in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The State Bank of Vietnam will auction an additional 16,800 taels of SJC-branded gold bars to businesses at 9am on May 3, it said in a statement released on May 2.