Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 14.08 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, the General Statistics Office announced on July 29.

Vietnam's shrimp exports grew in the first half of this year, but the market is facing competition from other countries in the world.

Việt Nam's wood and wood product exports are expected to boom in the second half of this year amid positive signs from the global economy, according to industry insiders.

Anti-dumping duties for titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China would conflict with the EU’s Green Deal objectives, social sustainability, and competitiveness

Việt Nam is continuing to promote negotiating, signing and upgrading free trade agreements with partners in potential markets, creating favourable conditions for businesses to diversify markets, supply chains and export products.

The decision on Việt Nam's market economy status, a move that could boost the country's exports, is now expected to be announced on August 2.

Appropriate and timely trade measures, following Việt Nam's and World Trade Organization's (WTO) regulations, will help the domestic steel industry minimise damage caused by unfair competition practices and protect local production, said industry leaders.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on July 22 the initiation of an expiry anti-dumping (AD) review investigation on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless plates/coils imported from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Indonesia.