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.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and the UK is expected to reach US$10 billion in the next one or two years thanks to strong support from the Vietnam-UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

VOV.VN - Tariff quotas set out in the terms of the Vietnam – UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) as well as 100,000 Vietnamese people residing in the UK are viewed as important factors for promoting local rice exports to this market.

A year after the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) came into effect in early 2021, trade between the two countries has shown significant growth despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The inaugural ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) was held in London on July 6, the first official engagement of both sides’ Senior Officials since ASEAN and the UK established full dialogue partnership in August, 2021.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 6 hosted receptions for the outgoing ambassadors of the UK and Belgium, who came to bid farewell to the State leader.