Việt Nam currently has 24 laboratories recognised by China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) for durian testing, with a combined capacity of around 3,200 samples per day, sufficient to meet current demand.

India’s trade regulator has launched a major anti-dumping investigation targeting imports of a critical synthetic rubber used primarily in keeping the air inside vehicle tyres. 

Titanium dioxide prices in China have stabilised after a year of decline, with domestic and export levels now hovering around USD 2.15 and 1.94 per kg respectively. For Europe’s coatings producers, however, relief remains limited.

Asia surpassed the US to become the largest import market for Vietnamese agricultural products.

The FTA ecosystem is seen as a strategic step to implement the Government’s directive on enhancing the country’s integration capacity and accelerating trade and economic growth.

Vietnamese pepper, often dubbed the ‘black gold’ of the agricultural sector, is on track for a record-breaking year, with export revenue projected to reach US$1.5 billion in 2025.

Viet Nam’s exports continued to expand strongly, rising more than 16% year-on-year to around 368 billion USD by mid-October, narrowing the gap with last year’s total of over 405 billion USD, according to the Department of Customs.

Despite global trade fluctuations, Viet Nam – EU import and export activities remained robust in the first nine months of 2025.