VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover with Russia in the first half of the year endured a drop of 18.63% to US$2.02 billion against the same period from last year due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

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The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine, in collaboration with competent Ukrainian agencies, organised a book introduction ceremony in Kiev to showcase Luc Van Tien (The Tale of Luc Van Tien), the most popular poem by Vietnamese blind poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tuna export turnover this year is anticipated to surge by 45% compared to last year’s figure to reach roughly US$1.1 billion, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s forestry product export revenue is expected to stand at US$16.3 billion in 2022, approximately equal to the target set earlier this year, heard a conference of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in Hanoi on July 14.

VOV.VN - Despite the dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vietnam’s import turnover of fertilisers from Russia rose 59% in the first half of this year to reach US$86.8 million.

VOV.VN - Japan looks set to be the target market of Vietnamese shrimp exports ahead in the second half of the year amid excessive inventories in the United States, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam's exports of timber and wood products have decreased due to the impact of high inflation in the export market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Enterprises of Vietnam have been recommended to diversify markets, including nearby countries, to promote exports, which are bouncing back strongly but also facing certain headwinds.

VOV.VN - The nation’s export value to the EU grew further in the first six months of this year, resulting in a trade surplus of US$15.5 billion, a rise of nearly 39%, thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement in place between the two sides.