Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 3.9 billion pounds (over US$4.7 billion) in the four quarters to the end of March 2022, up nearly 22% over the same period to 2021, reported the UK’s Department for International Trade.

A webinar was held on August 4 to update Vietnamese exporters on the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark, which is mandatory for most of industrial products circulated and used in the UK from next year.

While many products exported to the UK enjoyed strong increases thanks to the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), Vietnam’s timber industry is facing difficulties in expanding in this market, requiring manufacturers and exporters to change their business strategies.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told outgoing British ambassador Gareth Ward in Hanoi on August 2.

VOV.VN - In order to penetrate deeply into the UK market and became the premium rice product, Vietnam must devise a strategy aimed at improving its rice quality, as well as working out a plan to build a suitable rice brand.

The export value of forestry products in July dropped by 5.5% from the previous month to US$1.41 billion, also down 1.6% from the same period last year, according to the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 22,240 tonnes of pepper worth over US$100 million in June, a rise of 10.8% in volume and up 1.7% in value compared to May, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Son La has exported a total of 20 tonnes of fresh Song Ma branded longans to the EU and UK markets.

VOV.VN - Mack Rutherford, a British-Belgian pilot, landed his plane in the central coastal city of Da Nang on July 19 as the teenager continues on his quest to become the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world.

The UK market still has considerable room for Vietnamese rice suppliers to boost exports thanks to the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) tariff quota and the Vietnamese community of more than 100,000 people in the UK, a senior trade official has said.