Australia plans to push up its import of frozen ginger products from Vietnam, with their value estimated to exceed VND100 billion (US$4.35 million) this year, according to the Vietnamese trade office in the country.

Though exports remain strong, several sectors face difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require support from the Government if they are to sustain the growth, experts said.

The resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic since late April has created negative impacts on industries, sectors and areas with large contributions to industrial production.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a meeting for visiting Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan in Hanoi on July 13.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen paid a working visit to Monagas state from July 9-12 to promote economic and trade ties, and potential cooperation initiatives between the two countries.

Vietnam's total import turnover of livestock products in the first six months of 2021 is estimated at US$1.82 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.9%.

Vietnam's leather and footwear exports have many favorable conditions and continue to accelerate.

Fishery firms propose to choose the form of quarantine of imported goods between two forms to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.

Local businesses have been advised to develop organic food in an effort to boost fruit and vegetable exports to Nordic countries.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow by between 6-6.5 percent over the next decade, and at this pace, it will surpass Singapore by 2030, DBS Bank experts have said.