The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first eight months of 2021 still expanded by 5.6% compared to the same period last year despite the heavy economic impact caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

An official of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has suggested ways for the Vietnamese economy keep moving forwards amid considerable challenges caused by the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

A recovery in global trade during the summer is beginning to wane, according to some early warning signs pointing to the negative effects of widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in the manufacturing centres of east Asia.

A shipment containing a total of 14,000 bulls imported from Brazil is currently on its way to the nation and is anticipated to dock at Cai Mep-Thi Vai port in late September.

Seafood processors and exporters need to invest in advanced technologies and expand markets to match orientation to restructuring the agro-fisheries sector in the direction of improving added value and sustainable development, said Dr. Dao Trong Hieu from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.

South Korea's trade ministry said Wednesday it plans to discuss with the World Trade Organization how to rebuild multilateralism in global trade and fight the economic fallout from the virus pandemic.

The UK is planning to complete negotiations to join trade alliance the Trans-Pacific Partnership by the end of next year, Liz Truss has said.

The EVFTA, seen as a highway for Vietnamese goods to penetrate the world’s largest market, would help local firms navigate through the Covid-19 crisis.

There remains room for Vietnamese enterprises to promote their exports of farm produce such as rice and seafood to Italy besides other export items.

The Biden administration’s moves to pull out troops from Afghanistan and Iraq mean there will be more American focus on dealing with China, and India could benefit from U.S. investment that is leaving China if the Modi government becomes more transparent in policy-making and “open for business”, said Indo-U.S. trade body chief Mukesh Aghi.