trade
The Trade category covers import/export trends, trade agreements, and global market movements. It explores foreign direct investment, tariff policies, logistics, and international business relations, providing insights into market access, supply chain resilience, and regulatory impacts on trade flows.
Vietnam’s coffee exports well down in September year-on-year on higher coffee prices
Vietnam exported 32.7 percent less coffee in September this year compared to September last year, but the total value of said exports, US$205 million, was just 12.8 percent lower, VOV is reporting. Indeed, it was reported a few weeks ago that with sky-high coffee prices, traders had sold most of
Vietnam coffee at record high export prices, but supplies running out
Vietnamese coffee has reached a record export high-price US$3,054 per ton, according to Vietnamnet. The publication is also reporting, however, that traders are running out of coffee to export and estimates a decline of 10 to 15 percent in output on unfavourable weather (no timeframe given). See also: How to
Big gap in exports between domestic and foreign invested firms
This infographic from Tuoi Tre compares the exports of foreign invested enterprises to domestic firms, and there is a big difference. Foreign invested enterprises export almost three times more in terms of dollar value than local firms. What to watch: There is clearly an over dependence on foreign firms in
Savings interest rates are headed toward record lows
Savings rates at Vietcombank and Agribank have been reduced to 5.5 percent, which is the same as the record-low they hit during COVID-19, according to VN Express. Why it matters: The banking sector has been on a wild ride over the last year as the pulleys and levers designed to
Vietnam pushes US to remove non-market economy designation
During the US President’s visit to Hanoi, the Chairman of the National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue, requested the US revisit its designation of Vietnam as a non-market economy, VN Economy is reporting. For context: When assessing anti-dumping disputes with non-market economies, the US Commerce Department, per WTO rules, often uses
What Vietnamese businesses want from President Biden’s Hanoi stopover
VN Express is covering what Vietnamese businesses are looking for from US President Joe Biden’s trip to Hanoi. Key takeaways: Eds note: Whereas the geopolitics of Biden’s visit to Hanoi are well documented, in Vietnam there seems to be little interest. The focus domestically is on trade with the United
Australia is chasing stronger ties with Vietnam
Australia wants a comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam, an upgrade from the current strategic partnership, according to VN Express. Vietnam and Australia have drawn much closer in recent years as trade friction with China has seen the land downunder look for alternative markets for its products. Cotton exports from Australia
Calls for US-Vietnam free trade agreement
Business Forum Magazine is carrying comments from economist David Dapice, who’s calling for a free trade deal between the US and Vietnam. Notably, the US was slated to be a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement of which Vietnam is a part, but the world’s biggest economy pulled out under
In today’s Vietnam news: Arrest over book about Ho Chi Minh, HSR project disbursement, More coal power under consideration, MPS minister meets Japanese delivery
In today’s Vietnam news: New trading accounts, Consumer prices confusion, Political risk upgrade, LG expansion, Ease-of-doing business survey, VinFast price cut, Secondary apartment prices
In today’s Vietnam news: Imported steel for stadium project, Some mining rights assigned without auction, Indonesia / Philippines VN tobacco law trade intervention, FDI
This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It