In the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies targeting major trade partners, Vietnam’s export sector is at a crossroads, facing both significant opportunities and considerable challenges, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

China retaliated to Donald Trump’s opening trade war tariffs by targeting a handful of American companies and slapping levies on some US goods, in a move seemingly designed to avoid escalating tensions between the world’s biggest economies.

Malaysia has expanded anti-dumping duties on imports of all stranded steel wires for prestressed concrete from China, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday.

Thailand announced the initiation of a final review of the anti-dumping tax order on cold-rolled carbon steel originating or imported from Vietnam, China...

China put export controls on tungsten and other niche metals used in the electronics, aviation and defence industries as it retaliated in a targeted way to US tariffs.

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports in January reached US$416 million, down 11.3% compared to the previous month and down 5.2% on-year due to a sharp decline in durian exports, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (Vinafruit).

Thanks to the positive results recorded in leveraging tariff preferences from free trade agreements (FTAs) in 2024, authorised agencies and organisations have issued approximately 1.8 million preferential Certificates of Origin (C/O) for exports valued at over US$100 billion, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Over recent years, China has been the largest importer of Vietnam’s tra fish, followed by the United States. Will this ranking change in 2025?