Trading through commodity exchanges will be more convenient in Vietnam with the Government’s new regulations on the establishment and trading on the commodity exchange.

Vietnam’s fibre and yarn production and export is witnessing a strong growth, boosting the country’s textile and garment export turnover. 

After winning bids to sell rice to Indonesia and the Philippines, Vietnamese exporters are attending a bid to sell rice to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and preparing for another contract with the Philippines.

A working delegation of the European Commission (EC)’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries began a fact-finding trip to Vietnam on May 15 to inspect the implementation of recommendations related to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, said a local official.

Vietnamese products, which have been struggling to compete with Chinese, Thai and Korean goods, now have to compete with Japanese goods as well.

Belgium’s Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board held a press conference in Hanoi on May 14 to announce a plan to develop the Belgian potato market share in Vietnam.

Export turnover of tra fish reached US$438.2 million in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 18% year-on-year, according to the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Exports to India skyrocketed 111% to US$1.568 billion during the first quarter of the year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in India.

 Vietnam’s output and export of pepper increased sharply last year, but their prices and thus turnover from exports fell, according to the industry association.

The Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HICT) in the northern port city of Hai Phong was inaugurated on May 13 and received the first ship.