The current COVID-19 resurgence has put the brakes on trade, transport and tourism, with all the sectors experiencing declines in May, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam raked in US$22.83 billion from exporting agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first five months of 2021, representing a year-on-year increase of 30.3%, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Italy have agreed to increase high-level visit exchanges between the two countries to effectively implement bilateral cooperation mechanisms.

Vietnamese products, including various farm produce, were on display at the 7th African Investment and Trade Forum (AFIC7) held in the Algerian capital city of Algiers on May 24 – 25.

VOV.VN - Leading Russian scholars believe Vietnam’s open-door policy, coupled with its ability to come up with a long-term strategy and respond competently to the COVID-19 pandemic, has helped the local economy to stand firm amid ongoing threats.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo agreed to facilitate bilateral export-import activities during their meeting in Hanoi on May 25.

Vietnam’s exports and imports rose over 24% year-on-year in the first quarter, driven by the country’s free trade agreements (FTAs), an expert has said.

VOV.VN - The strategic partnership between the nation and Australia, which was established in 2018, is set to serve as a solid foundation to boost trade-investment relations between both sides.

Hanoi has stepped up trade promotion activities for farm produce to establish sustainable value chains and build a resilient agriculture because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan will jointly organise an online conference on June 2 to promote connections in a bid to increase the export of Vietnamese farm produce to Japan.