VOV.VN - The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the implementation of a 0% import tax rate and exemption of value-added tax (VAT) on a number of food items imported into Nigeria, including those from Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Nigeria.

VOV.VN - Da Nang has initially preliminarily selected and identified nine venues to be used for its Free Trade Zones to take shape in the future.

VOV.VN - The value of Vietnamese export orders to the Chinese market increased by additional US$600 million in July compared to June, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Argentine Chamber of Commerce for Asia and the Pacific hosted a seminar on August 14, discussing prospects for further developing the investment and trade market in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is set to increase export turnover by roughly 6%, and maintain a trade surplus of about US$15 billion next year.

VOV.VN - Despite being exported to nearly 140 countries globally, Vietnamese Tra fish (pangasius) continues to face fierce competition in the international market.

VOV.VN - A conference was held on August 7 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to help Vietnamese and Bangladeshi enterprises seek new partners whilst promoting investment and trading activities between the two sides.

VOV.VN - Trade turnover between Vietnam and the Philippines is likely to reach between US$8.1 billion and US$8.3 billion this year, up between 3.9% and 6.4% on-year, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

Vietnam is expected to maintain a trade surplus for the ninth consecutive year in 2024, given its export growth in the remainders of the year equal to that during January-July, according to experts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 5 requested the continued implementation of a proactive, flexible, timely, effective monetary policy which has proven its efficiency in the past time.