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April 18, 2025
Vietnam’s fishery product imports increase by 4.70 percent in March
Vietnam’s imports of fishery products reached US$270.19 million in March, a 4.70 percent increase from February. Year-to-date (YTD) imports totalled US$760.30 million, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam’s textile and leather material imports jumped over 28 percent in March
Vietnam imported US$678.64 million worth of textile, leather and footwear materials and auxiliaries in March, up 28.34 percent from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. The year-to-date total reached US$1.70 billion.
Vietnam’s aluminium output up 6.6 percent year-on-year in March
Vietnam’s aluminium production reached 127,500 tons in March, slightly up from 123,800 tons in February. Cumulative output for the first quarter totalled 380,100 tons, showing a 9.0 percent increase compared to March 2024 and a 6.6 percent rise year-on-year, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam’s toy and sports equipment exports rise over 30 percent in March
Vietnam exported US$470.60 million worth of toys and sports requisites in March, marking a 30.21 percent increase from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam’s footwear exports rise by 21.17 percent in March
Vietnam’s footwear exports climbed by 21.17 percent in March compared to February, reaching US$1.90 billion, according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Vietnam News Roundup: April 11 to April 17
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest: EU trade remedies against Vietnamese steel, how industry is responding to the Trump Tariff turmoil, car sales data, electricity output, foreign trader activity, State Bank open market operations, and more…
In today’s Vietnam news: Ready-to-drink tea market report, Rights groups EU action on Vietnam civic space crackdown, Taxi company buy 2,000 Vinfast cars, Vietnam
In today’s Vietnam news: South Korea – Vietnam leaders meeting, Vietjet COMAC lease agreement, EVN FiT eligibility problems proposed resolution, FDI firms fined over
In today’s Vietnam news: Vietnam-flagged LPG tanker passes Hormuz Strait, To Lam in China, Coffee concerns dry weather in VN, Coal mining output increase
This interview with Ngoc (Lily) Nguyen, the Vietnam Southern Region Sales Manager at HAP Commodities Consulting, covers how the Iran–Hormuz conflict is affecting the coffee
This is an interview with Hao Qiu, the Founder of Fair Farm Vietnam. It looks at how global factors, including Brazil’s crop outlook and Middle
This is an interview with Timen ter Meulen Swijtink, Managing Director, Collective Company (producer of LaCaph-branded coffee). It covers how the Middle East crisis is