The U.S. has surpassed China as Vietnam’s largest coconut export market, buying US$82 million worth of the fruit in the first seven months of this year, 100% up year-on-year. It accounted for 27% of Vietnam’s $306 million exports, a 40% increase, according to official data. Exporters attributed the jump to strong demand from retail chains […]

Vietnam achieved a milestone in fruit and vegetable exports, earning nearly US$1.3 billion in September, up 41% year-on-year, a record high. The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association said that total exports of fruit and vegetables for the first nine months are estimated at more than $6.1 billion, up 8.3% year-on-year. September also marked the first […]

Vietnam is on track to ship more than US$10 billion worth of aquatic products in 2025, but rising trade and technical barriers, particularly in the U.S., may pose challenges. Customs data showed Vietnam’s aquatic exports reeled in $1.12 billion in August, up 13.8% from a year ago, shrugging off choppy global markets. From January to […]

Japan’s Sanyo Denki, a maker of cooling fans and electric motors, has announced its plan to build a JPY7 billion ($46.82 million) plant in Hung Yen province, northern Vietnam. Demand for high performance servers and telecom equipment is rising with the growth of AI, while markets for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, robots, and other precision machinery […]