Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade has launched an anti-dumping investigation on extruded aluminium from China after Thai manufacturers complained of damage from imports.

According to the latest data from the General Statistics Office, the export value of goods in July reached 36 billion USD, up 6.7% from the previous month and 19.1% from the same period last year. This marked the highest export performance since the beginning of 2023.

When copper surged toward a record high in New York in May, a ship was in the Pacific Ocean carrying a raw form of the metal from Chile to top buyer China.

Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said on Wednesday he was "fully open" to trade deals with China via the South American trade bloc Mercosur, despite his country's diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Vietnam's rice export prices have reached the highest levels globally, surpassing those of Thailand, Pakistan, and other major exporters, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has announced.

According to Vitas, the closure of many textile and garment factories in Bangladesh may lead customers to consider shifting their orders to other countries, which could provide certain advantages for Vietnamese enterprises.

The State Bank of Việt Nam and the Bank of Laos have jointly organised a conference to share experience in promoting the use of respective domestic currencies in bilateral trade and investment.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has initiated an administrative review on certain Vietnamese exports currently subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duties, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.