The European Union's trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic met with U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade officials on Tuesday to try to avoid steep U.S. tariffs on EU goods next week, but results of the talks were unclear.

Expanded blacklist targets advanced computing and hypersonic weapon capabilities U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has significantly expanded the trade blacklist it inherited from the previous Joe Biden team, aiming to further constrict China's capabilities to develop artificial intelligence and advanced computing, as well as direct military technologies like hypersonic missiles.

The EU has introduced maximum residue limits (MRLs) for inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood, ranging from 0.05 to 1.5 ppm.

The US was the largest importer of Vietnamese agricultural goods, accounting for 22% of the total value. Although the market of the world’s largest economy has not been fully tapped into, new US trade policies in 2025 are expected to affect Vietnamese exports, especially agricultural goods. In the first two months of 2025, Vietnam’s total farming exports reached 9.38 billion USD, up 8.3% over the same period last year. Exports to China fell by 4.3%, while exports to the US rose 18.9%.

Since returning to office on January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping series of tariff measures, marking a return to the aggressive trade policies of his first term. Over the course of February, Trump announced a series of escalating tariffs aimed at key US trading partners, with Canada, Mexico, and China the first targets, as well as blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and a worldwide reciprocal tariff plan. These measures reflect his administration’s broader effort to protect domestic industries and address what it views as unfair trade practices.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will impose tariffs of 25% on any nation that buys oil from Venezuela.

The annual revenue of the industry in Vietnam expected to exceed $25 billion, with an annual value-added growth rate of 10-15% in the 2024-2030 period.

The rapid growth of e-commerce is a key factor enabling food and agricultural enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City and across Vietnam to expand their export markets and integrate more deeply into the global supply chain. To fully capitalise on this opportunity, businesses need support from relevant agencies while improving product quality to meet market demands.

Vietnamese exporters are seizing opportunities to build their brands and promote products in the high-potential Middle East - Africa market.

Vietnam’s rice export prices have increased for the second consecutive week after a period of sharp decline, and experts predict that rice exports will improve in the second quarter of the year.