The Vietnam Food Association said that export rice prices are stable, with 5% broken fragrant rice currently offered for sale at around 440 - 465 USD per tonne, and Jasmine rice prices ranging from 496 - 500 USD a tonne.

Vietnam is ready to discuss and work with the US side to resolve existing difficulties, continue to promote fair and sustainable bilateral trade cooperation, ensuring the legitimate interests of people and businesses in both countries.

Across markets, TRAV urges exporters to: monitor pricing and margins; maintain robust documentation on input origin and production; and avoid reliance on restricted third-country inputs.

China has opened an investigation into whether import tariffs being imposed by Mexico are a trade and investment barrier.

South Korea's trade watchdog on Thursday made a preliminary decision to impose up to 43.6 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on industrial robots from China and Japan after its initial investigation identified potential damage to the domestic industry.

The Customs Administration on Wednesday confirmed that beer and certain hot-rolled flat steel products imported from China would continue to be subject to anti-dumping duties, adjusting the rates for specified companies starting the same day.

As Vietnam eyes export growth target of at least 12%, contributing to realising the GDP expansion of 8.3-8.5% this year and double-digit, PM Chinh outlined key measures across multiple sectors.

Vietnamese enterprises risk losing market access to the United States and the European Union due to new, stringent regulations targeting PFAS ("forever chemicals") and Mineral Oil.