Many of Vietnam's main tuna export markets have not yet recovered and businesses are shifting to exploit small markets.

The Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE) announced the launch of the first anti-dumping (AD) sunset review on seamless carbon steel pipes originating in South Korea, Spain, India, and Ukraine, following an application submitted by the domestic company Tubos de Acero de Mexico SA.

The garment industry has been struggling to deal with a serious shortage of export orders over the past few months, and the challenging period is forecast to last for several months more.

According to the ministry, the Southeast Asian economy's export picked up in March, reaching US$29.57 billion, a 13.5 per cent increase from February. Total exports during the first three months of the year dropped by 14.8 per cent compared to last year.

The total import and export turnover in the first three months of 2023 was recorded at US$150 billion, significantly lower than the set target of over $200 billion, raising concerns among authorities and businesses.

India has initiated an anti-dumping probe into imports of certain types of Chinese tin plates, used in the packaging of consumables, following a complaint by domestic players. The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is probing the alleged dumping of 'easy open ends of tin plate, including electrolytic tin plate, measuring 401 diameters (99 mm) and 300 diameters (73 mm) in dimension' originating in or exported from China.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has helped Vietnamese enterprises to sign a contract to export ten containers of ST25 rice to Vanuatu.

The steel sector across Vietnam continues to face a variety of challenges to its growth prospects from multiple angles.