Agricultural exports to China posted impressive growth between January and May, with shipments of some produce even matching or surpassing the corresponding figures for the entire 2020, data of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed.
A port in China’s Guangdong Province has temporarily suspended frozen food imports from Vietnam and 10 other Asian countries since Covid-19 prevention measures have hit its loading capacity.
Twenty-one Vietnamese enterprises in supporting industries and 48 Japanese businesses took part in an online conference on Thursday to exchange information and seek partners.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will finalise and issue a number of legal documents needed for the implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) in 2021.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies needs to continue promoting free and open trade and investment, undertake initiatives to ensure regional supply chains to function smoothly and efficiently, and facilitate the movement of essential goods, Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyễn Hồng Diên has said.
Ho Chi Minh City has announced a programme to have its labour-intensive sectors use more technology instead.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs has issued guidance document on certificate of origin in CPTPP and EVFTA and sent to provincial Customs departments.
The Polish market has ample room for Vietnamese farm produce and food, experts said at a recent online conference.
Vietnam continues to be one of the most interesting potential markets in the Asian-Pacific region, together with India, economist Daniel Müller from the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV) has said.
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) will impose countervailing duties of 6.23-7.89% on Vietnamese tyre imports, lower than the preliminary tariffs of 6.23-10.08%.
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