The European Union is set to tighten controls on Vietnamese dragon fruit and passion fruit following concerns raised by French authorities over pesticide residue violations, according to the Viet Nam Trade Office in France.

Packaging for goods, including food, circulating in the EU market is required to have a certain percentage of recycled plastic content

Trade and investment ties between Viet Nam and the EU have been significantly improved by a bilateral trade deal. Julien Guerrier, Ambassador of the EU to Viet Nam, spoke with VIR’s Thanh Tung about the cooperation prospects to build on such ties.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung suggested that the two sides enhance mutual understanding and political trust, expand trade and investment ties and promote cooperation in science and technology.

Amidst Indian shrimp businesses proactively reallocating their markets, prioritizing the EU market over over over-reliance on the US, Viet Nam's seafood industry faces the urgent need to change its growth model to maintain its global market share.

Viet Nam’s exports to the Netherlands totalled 13.5 billion USD last year, up 3.7% compared to 2024, while imports stood at 825 million USD, rising 5.2%.

Viet Nam’s shrimp industry is set to face a new non-tariff barrier in the European Union from 2026, as major retailers introduce stricter animal welfare requirements for warm-water shrimp, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The sharp decline in the number of EU warnings in 2025 is regarded as a positive signal for the future orientation of Viet Nam’s agricultural exports.

The agricultural sector needs to strongly develop advanced processing solutions to increase the added value of exported agricultural products

The EVFTA has brought many strong development opportunities for the Vietnamese seafood industry in general and export enterprises in particular.