The first batch of waxed coconuts from the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh exported to Australia has sold out after a short time of marketing, according to the Việt Nam Trade Office in Australia.

Thailand has already submitted the ratification for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact.

The European Commission (EC) continued to recognise Vietnam's efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Nguyen Quang Hung.

A picture has emerged from the G20 summit in Rome of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron smiling at each other and knocking elbows during a photo opportunity. Between them stands European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen.

Many Dutch businesses attending at a webinar on October 28 expressed their interest in the Vietnamese market and wanted to seek logistic cooperation opportunities with Vietnam.

The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will open up many opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to attract investment capital and expand export markets in the post-COVID-19 period.

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$1.1 billion in October, with the export turnover of goods reaching US$27.3 billion, representing a rise of 1% over the previous month and 0.3% against last year's same period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Ensuring food safety, further enhancing product promotion by attending prestigious fairs and cutting logistics costs are among ways to boost exports of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables to the EU, according to Vietnamese envoys to the EU and businesses.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh co-chaired a national strategic dialogue between Vietnam and the World Economic Forum (WEF) via videoconference on October 29, at the invitation of Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF Professor Klaus Schwab.

As the fourth wave of COVID-19 is brought under control in Việt Nam, the billion-dollar textile and garment industry is overcoming difficulties to resume production.