Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$1.1 billion in October, with the export turnover of goods reaching US$27.3 billion, representing a rise of 1% over the previous month and 0.3% against last year's same period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Philippines expects to resume duty-free exports of local pineapples to Australia following the final decision on October 6, 2021 by Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADCC) to discontinue the anti-dumping (AD) measures that were applied to consumer and food service industrial (FSI) pineapple exported by the Philippines for the last 15.

Vietnam’s export turnover is estimated at US$27.3 billion in October, bringing the figure in the first ten months of 2021 to US$267.9 billion, up 16.6% against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on October 29.

The US Department of Commerce has announced its final determinations that imports of polyester textured yarn from four nations are being unfairly sold below their fair value in the US.

In a unanimous vote, the ITC's five commissioners elected to move forward with anti-dumping levies on thermal paper imports from the four countries, with rates ranging from 140.25% for one Japanese company down to 2.90% for German exporters.

With the adjustment of the anti-pandemic stance to "safe adaptation, flexibility, and effective control of the Covid-19 pandemic" (according to Resolution 128/NQ-CP issued by the Government), it is expected that in the fourth quarter, imports and exports will regain growth momentum to set a new record with a turnover of more than US$600 billion this year.

Australia's push for a WTO probe into China's anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wines may have the ulterior motive of smearing China, but its intention is not going unnoticed and will not succeed, Chinese analysts said.

With a record export growth rate in the first nine months of 2021, steel is forecast to soon join the 10-billion USD export club.