Vietnamese rice exports during the opening quarter of the year reached 1.48 million tonnes, worth US$715 million, up 24% in volume and 10.5% in value over the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Việt Nam and New Zealand pledged to deepen the two countries’ agriculture and trade relationship in a virtual dialogue held on Wednesday.
Vietnam, together with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, is among the favourable environments for Indian corporations to expand their footprint in ASEAN.
As of April 3, Vietnamese companies had recovered 12 out of 35 containers of cashew nuts exported to Italy whose original documents was lost, a positive progress thanks to great efforts and active support of relevant parties.
Batches of agro-forestry-aquatic products of Vietnam have been shipped to the US in the first two months, offering chances for the country to accelerate exports to a major but challenging market of the world.
Vietnamese shipping lines are actively implementing many plans such as joint ventures with foreign shipping lines, investing in upgrading their fleets to go to the international market with the desire to help Vietnamese import and export enterprises reduce dependence on foreign shipping lines, thereby increasing the efficiency of Vietnam's import-export activities, and better exploiting signed FTAs.
In the one-page preview of his forthcoming book, the Time Travelling Economist, Charlie Robertson explains why Vietnam ticks every box required to escape poverty, reach middle income status and converge towards developed market wealth levels.
A new positive development has been seen in the suspected scam involving 100 containers of Vietnamese cashew nuts exported to Italy, with eight containers already re-exported to the Netherlands by March 22, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Italy.
The United Kingdom is the second largest economy in Europe, with a free trade policy and a large demand for agricultural imports so Vietnamese exporting firms, particularly coffee exporters, should make use of opportunities brought about by the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) as well as issue a strategy to approach potential partners to push up exports to this market, according to Vietnamese Trade Office in the UK.
The Middle East region with a population of 400 million has emerged as a promising export market for Vietnamese businesses post pandemic, experts have said.
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