In a document sent to the Economic Committee of the National Assembly on mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and promote production and business development amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chamber of Commerce and Vietnam Industry (VCCI) emphasised the need to pay more attention to small and micro enterprises due to their weak resilience.

The Australian market imported about six tonnes of tea, worth US$74,000, from Vietnam in the first half of 2021, up 62.1% in terms of volume and up 85% in terms of value compared to the same period in 2020.

Vietnam is the sixth largest supplier of wooden furniture to France, but its proportion accounts for only 4.5% of France’s total import value. Therefore, there are huge opportunities for Vietnamese wooden furniture to expand its market share in France.

The ongoing wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the supply chain of local export industries, including garments and textiles, and footwear.

The US business community has piled pressured on the White House to restart trade talks and adjust tariffs with China.

Exports of Vietnamese agricultural products via border gates to China are facing numerous difficulties.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic are expected to double their two-way trade turnover to US$3 billion within the next two years, according to Martina Tauberova, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.

Long dormant free trade negotiations between India and Australia have been brought back to life as the federal government again tries to bulk up economic ties between the two countries.

China is Africa’s largest trading partner, exporting products such as garments, electronics and construction equipment to many countries on the continent, but traders are facing cargo delays and steep import costs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Indian Finance Ministry has decided to not impose anti-dumping duty on several types of medium density fiber (MDF) boards having thickness below 6mm imported from Vietnam