The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recommended on July 25 that Vietnamese companies be cautious and thoroughly negotiate payment clauses when conducting transactions with foreign firms, following a suspected scam involving five batches of Vietnamese farm produce in Dubai.

A delegation of about 50 Belgian entrepreneurs is expected to come to Vietnam to seek partners and attend Vietnam International Sourcing 2023, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13 to 15, said the Vietnamese Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Israel signed a bilateral free trade agreement in Jerusalem on July 25, creating a legal corridor for the two countries to promote economic development and trade exchanges.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Israel should increase the exchange of high-level visits to help further multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, suggested Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang while playing a courtesy visit to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on July 25.

VOV.VN - The 15th International Trade Exhibition on HVAC, Refrigeration and Smart Building Technologies in Vietnam (HVACR Vietnam 2023), kicked off at the International Center for Exhibition (I.C.E) in Hanoi on July 25.

Leaders of Vietnamese localities are more open to business opportunities, showing greater interest in seeking good technologies and economic development opportunities without being concerned about personal economic benefits or political advancement.

Following the release of a notice by the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) warning cashew businesses about potential fraud concerning the export of cashew kernels to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade's (MoIT) Asia-Africa Market Department has confirmed swift action.

Although the export of goods has faced many difficulties, there have been encouraging signals in the past two months as enterprises and state management agencies have been actively implementing solutions to regain export momentum.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen compared notes on a score of measures to deepen the bilateral friendship and all-around cooperation during their talks in Vienna on July 24.

The UK is set to recognise that Vietnam’s industries are operating in a market economy and will not impose unfavourable rules should they be investigated under trade defence measures, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.