Dragon fruit has dominated Vietnamese fruit exports in the first four months of 2018 with total exports reaching US$427 million, a year-on-year increase of 9%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$44.95 billion with the G7 (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and Canada) last year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

High anti-dumping tariff and the US Seafood Import Monitoring Programme (SIMP) are now key barriers facing Vietnamese shrimp exporters. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue called on the Chinese side to facilitate customs clearance of Vietnamese agricultural products, including lychees, while addressing an economic forum in Bac Giang province on June 8.

Vietnamese businesses are joining Argentine and foreign peers at AgroActiva – the biggest agricultural fair in Argentina, in Santa Fe province, which is around 400 km from Buenos Aires.

VOV.VN - Total trade between Vietnam and Japan hit US$11.41 billion in the first four months of this year, a -year-on-year rise of 13.2%, including US$5.75 billion from Vietnam’s exports to Japan (up 14.5%) and US$5.66 billion from its imports (up 11.9%).

Firms are potentially missing out on key opportunities available beyond their immediate borders by focusing on trade policy developments on a regional scale, and showing lack of awareness when it comes to the broader global trade policy environment, according to an HSBC report. 

Vietnamese and Cuban businesses have signed five trade deals within the framework of Ho Chi Minh City’s Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Conference in Havana

 The participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the G7 Outreach Summit and his visit to Canada from June 8-10 are expected to create more opportunities for Vietnamese and Canadian businesses to expand their partnership. 

The southern province of Binh Duong earned over US$9.2 billion from outbound shipments in the first five months of 2018, up 16.5% over the same period of 2017, according to Director of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Danh.