Businesses need to carefully learn about customs and consumption trends in Africa and the Middle East when they want to expand exports, particularly Halal products, to the market, heard a conference on July 12.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the first six months of 2024, the US continued to be Vietnam ’ s largest agricultural, forestry and fishery export market. The export value to the US accounted for 20.7%, an increase of 20.8% over the same period in 2023. This market has many growth opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural exports in the last months of the year.

Import and export of goods in the first 6 months of 2024 continue to record positive results, total turnover is estimated at USD 369.6 billion, up 16% over the same period last year.

The Việt Nam Trade Office in Indonesia warned Vietnamese businesses that the country may apply trade sanctions on some products, especially textiles and garments.

China on Wednesday said it was investigating alleged free trade barriers by the European Union (EU) on Chinese companies.

According to data from the General Department of Customs, in the first 5 months of this year, exports of frozen pangasius fillets to the CPTPP bloc reached nearly 89 million USD, up 6% over the same period last year, accounting for 87% of the proportion, and accounting for 15%. of the total export value of Vietnamese frozen pangasius fillets to markets.

The U.S. market accounts for nearly 40 percent of Vietnam’s total wood export turnover, which was heard at a seminar on greening logistics and FIATA World Congress 2025 in Hanoi on July 10.

The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry said 14 Vietnamese companies have committed to sourcing Malaysian products, including electrical and electronics, palm oil, chemicals and petrochemicals.