The signing of the Protocol to officially export coconuts to China will help this product have the opportunity to surpass the US$1 billion mark in the near future, while also opening up "successful" opportunities for numerous key coconut localities, according to insiders.

In the remaining months of 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue implementing concerted solutions to develop Vietnam's foreign trade, in which Northeast Asia with important markets will be identified as the focus, according to the ministry’s Asia - Africa Market Department.

So far this year, Vietnam has shipped abroad 114,424 tonnes of pepper worth 493.1 million USD, down 13.2% in volume but up 20.6% in value over the same period last year.

Vietnamese goods have been sued in 247 cases, across 24 markets, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên at the latest National Assembly’s question and answer session.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland and the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) jointly organised the 2024 Vietnam-Switzerland Economic Forum themed "Strengthening Ties, Building Futures" on June 4.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) have agreed to ramp up cooperation in the field of agricultural trade, opening the door for more Vietnamese farm products to enter the lucrative market of China.

Balancing the factors of ensuring trade security and facilitating trade is a new requirement for the Customs agency in the trend of global trade liberalization. A very important issue today is how to correctly forecast trends in trade and investment relations to accurately plan, directions and determine appropriate international cooperation priorities.

The Economic and Science Promotion Agency of Gyeonggi-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on June 5 that it has completed a pilot project to support businesses from northern provinces and cities in connecting with Vietnam.