In the nine-month period, Việt Nam exported about 6.61 million tonnes of rice, equivalent to US$3.66 billion, an increase of 23.1 per cent in volume and 40.4 per cent in value compared to the same period last year, said Nguyễn Văn Việt, director of the ministry's Planning Department.

Vietnam's bird nest industry is booming and it largely has the Chinese market to thank for its success. However, the need for sustainable breeding and careful nest management is crucial.

Both sides have also agreed on plans to organise the 14th Việt Nam-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO 14)and the 3rd meeting of the Joint Trade Committee for the UKVFTA in 2024 in the UK.

Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang has signed a PM dispatch on implementing urgent and essential tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the fourth inspection trip by the European Commission (EC) team.

Despite the decline in shrimp export value during the first eight months of this year, positive signs show that export revenue has continuously increased since May, according to Nguyen Viet Thang, Chairman of the Vietnam Fisheries Association.

Vietnam needs to immediately design policies to support investment in high technology. This strikes two birds with one stone as it not only helps the country seize the opportunity in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly in high-tech products, but also avoid becoming the target of low-quality and small-scale projects.

The World Trade Organization has halved its estimate for exports growth around the world this year as manufacturing industries are hit by a slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions cause trade patterns to fragment.

China complained on Wednesday about the "very short" time provided by the European Union (EU) to engage in consultations for the bloc's inquiry into subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs).

Talks concluded, Sunak may be in India for signing the pact.

Although new challenges pose for Vietnam's agricultural and food products in key export markets, the initiative and positivity of businesses alongsidecomplete legal framework are prerequisites for the growth of Vietnamese agricultural and food products in the international market.