Vietnam has been accelerating trade promotion in the United Kingdom – the world's fifth-largest economy with US$700 billion worth of import demand per year in the context of Vietnamese goods having more competitors.

Quality and brand are recognised as decisive factors for Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables to tap the opportunities from the UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) and expand export to this highly demanding market, said Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit).

The export of Vietnamese goods to the United Kingdom (UK) is currently facing several challenges, attributed to both unfavourable international conditions and shifts in the UK’s trade and economic policies.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK on October 24 held a conference on investment-trade promotion between the UK and the city in London.

A trade and investment promotion forum was held in London on October 16 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the West London Chamber of Commerce (WLCC), bringing together businesses from the two countries.

The northern province of Thai Binh introduced its potential and advantages to British enterprises at an investment promotion conference in London on October 12, pledging the best possible environment for all investors.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces and the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK co-hosted a seminar titled "Connecting Vietnam-West Midlands", with the event focusing on the west-central region of the UK, in Birmingham on October 10 within the framework of a promotion programme for Vietnamese localities in the UK this year.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan has had a working session with the visiting UK Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack in Hanoi on October 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to strengthen cooperation in all areas with the UK in line with the 2020 joint declaration on the strategic partnership between the two countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told UK Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack in Hanoi on October 3.

The Vietnam Trade Office in the UK on September 13 organised a Vietnam-UK trade promotion workshop in London which saw the participation of more than 60 representatives of Vietnamese and international businesses.