Vietnam has exported various kinds of tropical fruits to the European Union, but passion fruit and lychees are among items that are much sought after by EU consumers, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Argentina is interested in Vietnamese tropical fruits, and hopes that Vietnam will help the South American country understand more about the products, Argentine Ambassador Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino has said.

The Biden administration should take a different approach to trade than that of its predecessor to help improve the U.S. economy, a key European Commission trade official said.

The UK has become the first European country to begin negotiations with Singapore on a Digital Economy Agreement (DEA), following a model under which the Asian nation seeks to foster digital commerce and remove barriers to co-operation.

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$1.47 billion in the first six months of 2021, data released by the General Statistics Office shows.

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital will play host to the ninth ASEAN Competition Conference on December 1-2, the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has announced.

The special Vietnam - Laos friendship has been growing unceasingly across the board in the recent past, including in trade, which has been developing in an increasingly substantive manner.

Iron and steel exports to the European Union (EU) reached 713,000 tonnes in the first five months of this year, up five times year-on-year, reported the General Department of Customs.

Container freight rates from Vietnam to many international ports have increased by nearly six times compared to 2020.

Japan ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement on June 25, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.