At a recent meeting in Brussels, EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh reached a consensus on the final text of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), formally concluding the legal review of the document.

Output of the agro-forestry and fishery sector in the first quarter of 2018 grew by 4.05 percent, the fastest pace in the last 13 years. The sector will strive to reach export turnover of US$40-40.5 billion for the whole year.

Warm bilateral ties coupled with significant spending by the Republic of Korea on farm produce imports are creating great opportunities for Vietnamese exporters.

A Vietnamese company has won a bid to export 60,000 tonnes of Japonica brown rice to South Korea, defeating competition from rivals of China, Thailand and Australia.

Farmers in Quơn Long Commune, Chợ Gạo District in southern province of Tiền Giang pack green dragon fruit. NA deputies suggest using fruits, flowers and vegetables to spearhead exports.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Vietnam and Algeria strive to raise the two-way trade value to US$1 billion by 2020 at his reception for Algerian FM Abdelkader Messahel on July 13 in Ha Noi.

The marine economy and tourism are the main areas for potential cooperation which will mutually benefit both the Governments and peoples of Vietnam and Egypt, an Egyptian daily newspaper has said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is making every endeavour to complete all required papers and to submit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the National Assembly for ratification in the legislature’s session later this year.

Dak Nong will organize a program on July 18-23 to promote avocados, a specialty fruit of the Central Highlands province.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a seminar on attracting investment to Vietnam in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with more than 40 leading businesses of the US in New York City on September 27. Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/466734/prime-minister-meets-leading-us-firms.html#VMpP3CPYzDAOqVER.99

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Quang Tri provincial People's Committee organised a conference on July 26 to review the three-year implementation of the Vietnam - Laos Border Trade Agreement signed between the two Governments.

Vietnamese and Polish firms in the food and agriculture sector explored the potential for business expansion at a trade exchange held recently.