From January to May, trade turnover between China and ASEAN reached 3.02 trillion RMB (420.5 billion USD), up 9.1% year-on-year.

It noted that the expansion of this list creates favourable conditions to boost Vietnamese durian exports to the Chinese market.

The opening of the Chinese market for crocodile exports from Vietnam will create a great opportunity for this sector to grow faster and more sustainably, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien told the media on September 4.

The General Administration of Customs of China has approved Vietnam’s sample quarantine certificate of live monkeys, paving the way for the export of the animal from Vietnam to China for scientific research.

Although the demand for building steel rose by more than 26% in May compared to the previous month, steel prices decreased for the 10th month, and steelmakers expected the struggle to continue.

A ceremony was held in the southern province of Dong Nai on June 16 to announce the export of the first batch of durian this year in accordance with a protocol signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) sent a diplomatic note to the General Administration of Customs of China (China Customs) on June 8, calling for the early signing of a protocol on food safety and quarantine requirements for aquatic exports and imports between the two countries.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam said that ample room remains for promoting trade potential between Vietnam and Yunnan province.

As of May 5, 2023, the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam) had not received any notice from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) regarding the “Certificate of GACC registration” form with a QR code and a link to www.aqsiq.net.

In the first month of being exported through official channels, durian exports to China in October rose 40 fold over October last year.

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has made good comments on durian growing areas in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Vietnam and China are negotiating to develop phytosanitary protocols for eight kinds of Vietnamese fruits exported to China.

A protocol on Vietnam’s black jelly exports to China was signed during a teleconference between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China on December 8.

Vietnam has exported its first shipment of milk to China to establish itself in the second largest milk consumption market in the world.

TH Milk Joint Stock Company has become the first Vietnamese firm to receive approval from the General Administration of Customs of China to export dairy products to the Chinese market.

Vietnamese dairy products have been officially allowed into the Chinese market, according to a recent statement by the General Administration of Customs of China.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien told a press conference in Hanoi on October 14 that the agriculture sector expanded by 2.02 percent in nine months of this year despite African swine fever.

Thailand’s chicken exports to China surged more than 700 percent in the first seven months of this year due to strong consumers’ demand.

Vietnam and China have reached consensus on further bolstering agricultural cooperation.