The ASEAN region's growing demand, combined with geographic proximity that reduces transportation costs, creates a substantial competitive edge for Vietnamese enterprises.

Following positive results in import-export activities so far this year, the increasing demand in the last months of the year is predicted to fuel exports, according to experts.

Over the past 74 years, friendship and cooperation have been the mainstream of the relations between Vietnam and China.

The 2023 Consumption Promotion Fair kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27 evening, featuring about 200 booths by more than 100 businesses.

Establishing logistics chains connecting producers with traders is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of agro-forestry-aquatic product exports, heard a roundtable conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25.

With the recent permission from Chinese authorities, watermelon has become the next farm produce of Vietnam to be exported to China via the official channel.

Vietnam’s standout farm produce and processed products are being showcased at the Indian Food Expo, which opened in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state on December 1.

Africa has remained a silver lining in trade between Vietnam and the world, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc affirmed at a seminar held by the foreign ministry on November 1.

The agriculture sector has encountered a host of challenges and obstacles over recent times, but the implementation of free trade agreements has opened up further opportunities for investment and expanded export markets for Vietnamese agricultural products.

Products under the “One Commune-One Product” programme, handicrafts and other farm produce are being introduced at a week-long event, which kicked off in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Thach That on August 17.

The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC on July 16 announced that it is transporting the first containers of farm produce from Song Than station in the southern province of Binh Duong to Dong Dang station in the northern border province of Lang Son for transshipment to China.

As requirements for import rules of agricultural products in the EU market become stricter, authorities advise exporters to continuously update information on the regulations and maintain close connectivity with importers.

The US will start to import Thai pomelos next month while Australia has given a green light for the import of cooked duck from Thailand after years of negotiations, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

A wide range of fruits and other agricultural specialties from various localities are being offered at Vincom Plaza Long Bien shopping mall in Hanoi within the framework of a fruit and farm produce week that opened on May 24 to stimulate demand.

The Mekong Delta region needs to sketch out a direction for sustainable, safe and long-term agriculture development, thus promoting the development of the green economy and enhancing the competitiveness of local farm products, said insiders.

A wide range of Vietnamese farm produce has successfully penetrated into the Belgian market thanks to the establishment of a bilateral strategic partnership in agriculture five years ago.

Vietnamese producers need to pay special heed to ensuring food safety and transparency of production information; building brands and well managing growing area codes for products exported to China, said Nguyen Nhu Tiep, Director of the Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People’s Committee of the northern border province of Lao Cai on February 10 jointly held an agricultural product connection forum, which focused on seeking ways to promote farm produce trade between Vietnam and China.

An event took place in Sydney on December 8 to introduce the Central Highland province of Lam Dong’s trade-investment environment and key agricultural products to Australian officials, business associations and investors.

Vietnam recorded trade surplus of 10.6 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.