The picture of rice exports in the first three quarters of 2024 has many positive signals but also faces some "waves", making the goals set for the end of 2024 still challenging.

China's commerce ministry on Tuesday announced it would retain anti-dumping duties on imported ethanolamine from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand for another five years from Wednesday.

At the request of the three epoxy resin manufacturers Olin, Westlake and Spolchemie, the European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of epoxy resins from China, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Florian Kohl, President of Olin Epoxy & International and Managing Director of the Blue Water Alliance, explains why this step is necessary.

The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3% at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.

The Vietnam – UK Free Trade Agreement has been creating many favorable opportunities for the Vietnamese footwear industry to take advantage of better tariff incentives and expand export markets.

France is set to contest China's import duties on brandy, labeling them political and unjustified. Trade minister Sophie Primas will address the issue during her visit to Shanghai. France believes these measures are retaliatory responses to EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, affecting its cognac exports significantly.

The Halal market is considered a potential market, especially for countries with abundant advantages in agricultural and aquatic exports like Vietnam.

Experts agree that the 'bottleneck' is because the majority of supporting industry enterprises are often small-scale, have financial difficulties, lack high-quality human resources and have not focused on investing in technology.