Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed to ratify the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam on May 31. 

The first batches of Thieu litchi exported to the US and Australia last year are encouraging litchi farmers and spurring production in the Chi Linh and Thanh Ha districts of the northern province of Hai Duong. This success may help the litchi enter other demanding markets across the globe.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked for tighter management of fishery products amid warnings by major import markets on food hygiene and safety standards of aquatic products.

Local wood companies have voiced their concerns at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City over Chinese firms now exporting their timber products under Vietnamese labels.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is taking the lead among ASEAN goods exporters to Canada as bilateral trade between the two countries surged 11.8% to US$928.97 million in the first quarter of the year, according to Statistics Canada. 

The EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) will create a boost for trade and investment between the two sides, affirmed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh at a seminar on opportunities brought by the agreement for businesses in Hanoi on May 31. 

No areas should be sealed off in the combat against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

The National Council for Financial and Monetary Policy Consultation should promote its advisory role in major projects in the field, suggested Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue during a meeting with the council’s members on May 31. 

Dong A Plastic JSC (HoSE: DAG) is going to start operation of phase 1 of its VND400 billion (US$18 million) expanded plastic profile plant manufacturing plant in the northern province of Ha Nam this June.

Vietnamese and Algerian businesses gathered at a workshop in Alger on May 30, which aimed to promote economic links between the two countries.