The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to extend its investigation and application of measures against trade remedy circumvention on certain cane sugar products from some Southeast Asian countries.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade between Vietnam and the United Kingdom rose 17% year on year last year to US$6.6 billion, of which Vietnam produced US$4.8 billion in trade surplus.

VOV.VN - There is ample room for Vietnam and Malaysia to achieve the US$18 billion trade target set for 2025 despite numerous COVID-19 challenges, said a MATRADE executive.

Vietnam and India have plenty of room for expanding their cooperation in both trade and investment, especially in the fields of digital, supporting industries, e-commerce, retail, and agricultural production, said participants at the 2nd Vietnam - India business forum held in HCM City on March 17.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a phone conversation with New Zealand's Minister of Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor on March 17 to discuss the United States’ initiative to develop the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), held a virtual workshop on March 16 to seek consultation on priority sectors and areas in developing the national export strategy.

A Vietnam - Sierra Leone business forum was organised in Hanoi on March 16 to explore opportunities for boosting bilateral trade and investment ties.

VOV.VN - Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien on March 16 played down legislators’ worries about petroleum supply disruption due to global price volatility, saying Vietnam has a sufficient supply of petroleum products for local consumption.

VOV.VN - VinaCapital, one of Vietnam’s most experienced asset management companies, has forecast that the country’s GDP growth rate this year is likely to expand by 6.5%, or 1% lower than its previous forecast.

VOV.VN - Local processing and manufacturing industry enterprises have gradually adapted and quickly found ways in which to maintain production and resume smooth supply chains amid ongoing complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.