The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) will splash out more than VND2.5 billion (US$108,500) to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard an online meeting between the VGCL and its provincial trade unions on May 17.

VOV.VN - Approximately 100 tonnes of Vietnamese lychees are due to be exported to both South Australia and Western Australia in the near future, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - In the first four months of 2021 Vietnam’s trade deficit with China jumped to US$17.6 billion, a record high figure over the past three years, according to the data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The non-profit Swiss-Vietnamese Business Gateway (SVBG) has decided at a meeting to establish a representative board comprising those working in various fields in Vietnam, to promote bilateral trade, cultural, and educational ties.

VOV.VN - The National Pork Producers Council of the US is seeking to diversify its pork export markets, and Vietnam is one of its targets.

Free trade agreements are opening the doors for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable firms to increase export revenue this year, according to the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association (VinaFruit).

Hanoi is working on a plan to form a technology trading platform - a move considered critical for the development of the science-technology market in the capital and in Vietnam as a whole.

Despite a rise in export revenue in the first four months of this year, experts suggested that businesses should not be too optimistic as the COVID-19 pandemic has seen complicated developments both in and outside the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises need to be proactive in terms of gaining knowledge of incentives, whilst simultaneously managing themselves in order to deal with gaps and weaknesses occurring in the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), according to economic experts.

Vietnam posted solid export performance in the first quarter of 2021, and at such a growth speed, its export turnover is likely to hit US$600 billion for the whole year, experts have said.