Two months after Vietnam received approval to export fresh coconuts to China, a number of companies have got orders from that country.

Seafood exports in the third quarter of this year reached US$2.76 billion, up nearly 13% over the same period last year. This is a peak after 4 years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic

According to data from the Chinese Customs Administration, in the first eight months of 8, China's banana imports reached approximately 2024 million tons, worth 1,13 million USD, down 592,1% in volume and 7,9% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade

The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) will launch an anti-dumping duty investigation into steel wire rods originating from or exported by China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hardwood plywood from China, acting on a complaint by the Greenwood Consortium, which represents the EU's hardwood plywood industry. The consortium, which lodged its complaint on August 27, 2024, argues that Chinese imports are sold at artificially low prices, undercutting European producers and violating fair trade rules. This investigation follows mounting concerns that these imports originate from Russia, whose wood products have been banned in the EU since the Ukraine invasion in 2022.

Turkey has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled steel from China, Russia, India and Japan to protect domestic producers. This was reported by Daily Sabah, according to UNN.

Canada increases trade defense investigation

The northern province of Tuyen Quang held a ceremony on October 11 to export the first shipment of agricultural produce under the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme to the United Kingdom.