Kenya has this Monday signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union (EU) that will guarantee duty-free access for its farm produces into its biggest export market.

On 19 June, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Japan in “China — Anti-Dumping Measures on Stainless Steel Products from Japan” (DS601).

In its monthly report, this time (May) the General Department of Customs dedicated a section to talk about the breakthrough growth of durian exports. This is a rare move by the customs industry, if not unprecedented.

The proposal has been made, but the final decision has not yet been made

In the beginning of June, shrimp selling prices plummeted by about 40 per cent compared to April. Meanwhile, the cost of shrimp seed and feed increased. Those have caused shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta to suffer heavy losses.

The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (the FSR) entered into force on 12 January 2023 and creates a new regime aimed at combating distortions of competition on the EU internal market caused by foreign subsidies. It imposes mandatory notification and approval requirements for acquisitions of significant EU businesses and large EU public tenders, and gives the European Commission (EC) extensive powers to launch ex officio investigations. The notification requirements go live on 12 October 2023, with a transition period beginning on 12 July 2023.

Coffee prices are soaring in the domestic market. However, producers and exporters are worried as the EU has adopted the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) which may affects Vietnam’s exports to the market.

A deep drop in Vietnam seafood exports in the first quarter of 2023 caused many seafood enterprises to adjust their business targets for the year.