The remarks provide a noticeable shift in tone from Biden’s top trade ambassador but stop short of outlining any new trade penalties against the country.

Safeguarding the interest of local manufacturers from cheap imports, the government of India has levied an anti-dumping duty (ADD) on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) imports from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

With export turnover to Hong Kong (China) soaring by 14.9% last year to reach US$12 billion, the region continues to represent a potential export market for Vietnamese goods, according to industry insiders.

Turkey is currently the second largest buyer of Vietnamese goods in Western Asia, but enterprises still need to overcome many barriers and improve themselves increase shipments to this market, experts have said.

Vegetable and fruit exports plunged 9.6 percent year-on-year to 508 million USD in the first two months of 2022 due to a sharp decrease in shipments to China, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam will consider importing coal from South Africa to feed coal fired power plants as it has an increasing power demand for economic recovery.

UK TRA proposes anti-dumping measures on Cold Rolled Flat Steel from China and Russia be kept for a further five years

Vietnam’s export-import revenue in the first quarter of this year was estimated at 176.35 billion USD, up 14.37 percent year-on-year, of which 88.58 billion USD was from exports, a rise of 12.9 percent.