It is already the prime harvest time for the summer-autumn rice crop, but rice exporters are suffering a headache as prolonged social distancing is making it difficult for them to purchase the grain. Stronger measures are needed to solve the difficulties they are facing.

The growth of processed seafood output in Vietnam will reach over 6% a year by 2030 under a national seafood processing development strategy for 2021-2030 which has been approved by the Prime Minister.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products from Turkey.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a warning related to 10 Vietnamese exports at risk of facing trade defence measures.

Vietnam is the sixth largest supplier of wooden furniture to France, but its proportion accounts for only 4.5% of France’s total import value. Therefore, there are huge opportunities for Vietnamese wooden furniture to expand its market share in France.

Three Chinese producers and exporters are appealing U.S. antidumping duty rates on their steel nails, arguing to the Federal Circuit that Commerce responded unlawfully to suspicions of duty evasion.

Petitions have been filed in the US requesting the launch of investigations into several solar manufacturers accused of circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties by using entities based in Southeast Asia.

A dramatic shift occurring in product structure has served to boost the export value of Vietnamese peppers, with the country exporting 154,000 tonnes of peppers worth approximately US$500 million during the first half of the year.