More Vietnamese products have been targeted by trade defence mechanisms and barriers as the country entered numerous free trade agreements and integrate further into the global economy.

Vietnam brought in revenues of US$950 million from pepper exports from January to November this year, taking the number-one spot among the world’s pepper exporting countries.

Anti-dumping duties will be slapped on certain cement imports from Vietnam for five years, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

The final and binding award confirms that the anti-dumping duties imposed by Colombia on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and improperly restrict access to the Colombian market.

Imports and exports are expected to become a bright spot and an economic driver despite anticipated challenges and hardships next year.

The United States is flouting international trade rules by labelling imports from Hong Kong as those from China, the World Trade Organization ruled Wednesday, an outcome that Washington rejects.

The e-commerce boom has opened up great opportunities. Not only large corporations but small enterprises and sellers now can sell their products to the world market.

The Philippines’ decision to continue imposing a tariff rate of 35 percent on rice imports until the end of next year instead of late this year is considered good news for Vietnam, which is the largest supplier of rice to the former.