Vietnam has become one of the top Asian exporter to Spain, only behind China, on par with Hong Kong (China) and above Japan, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea which are strategic markets of Spain.

Việt Nam has set an objective to build up its merchant fleet to handle as much as 20 per cent of the country's export by the year 2030, according to deputy minister of transport Nguyễn Xuân Sang. 

The quality and supply of Vietnamese products have been improved over years, said Takao Kazaoka, deputy general director in charge of purchasing at AEON Vietnam, a branch of the Japanese conglomerate AEON Group.

The organic food market was expected to reach $437.36 billion by 2026 with a compounded annual growth rate of 14 per cent.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and Australia approximated 11 billion USD in the first eight months of 2022, up 37.44% from a year earlier, statistics show.

A bearish market has left many firms with no choice but to cancel their capital-raising plan on account of unfavourable market conditions. However, some firms still stayed their course by lowering their offering prices.

Commercial banks should be able to pass some of the additional cost on to borrowers, limiting the impact on net interest margins (NIM), according to Fitch Ratings.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,417 VND/USD on October 5, down 6 VND from the previous day.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to flow into Việt Nam's industrial property market, accounting for 19 per cent of total FDI or US$3.5 billion during the first nine months of the year doubling the figure recorded during the same period last year. 

The market ended lower on Tuesday as some large-cap stocks lost further in the late session, causing the VN-Index to lose ground. Meanwhile, foreign investment kept fleeing the market.

Sustainable cotton production will drive continuous improvement of the garment and textile industry's key indicators for sustainable development, according to experts.

Australian Intellectual Property (IP Australia) has officially issued trademark protection certificates to three brands of ST24 and ST24 rice produced by Ho Quang Tri Private Enterprise.

The import and export value of goods and services transferred via Lao Cai province’s international border gates neared 1.7 billion USD in the first nine months, down 39.4% year-on-year.

Vietnam plans to focus on improving the science and technology market with the establishment of three trading platforms in order to reduce reliance on imports, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has said.

Vietnam’s International Mining, Minerals Recovery and Construction exhibitions were launched in Hà Nội from October 4 to 6, 2022

Vietnam will impose temporary anti-dumping duties on some table and chair products originating from China, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

More than 100 domestic and foreign enterprises are participating in the Vietnam International Mining, Minerals Recovery and Construction Exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on October 4.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs announced on October 4 that its state budget revenue surpassed 328.83 trillion VND (13.77 billion USD) in the first nine months of 2022, up 14.7% year-on-year.

Vietnam’s foreign trade of agro, forestry and aquatic products hit some 74.7 billion USD in the first nine months of 2022, a year-on-year rise of 10.7%, according to latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Prime Minister has called for import and export activities at border gates to be rectified to prevent congestion while any violations must be strictly handled.