VOV.VN - Despite holding huge potential to access the US$2 trillion global Halal food market, Vietnam has yet to fully meet global Halal food demand, while currently satisfying less than 10%, but plans are underway to enhance its role in this fast-growing industry.

The export of agro-forestry-aquatic products has created a breakthrough this year, generating US$62.5 billion, up 18.7% year on year, with a record trade surplus of US$17.9 billion, marking a remarkable 46.8% growth rate compared to the previous year.

VOV.VN - Experts highlighted Vietnam's potential for importing and exporting Halal products during a workshop held on trade promotion regarding Halal food products, organized by the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in co-ordination with a number of relevant units in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.

With a large population and a rapidly growing Halal food market, the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region is a potential market for Vietnamese businesses.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should work closely together to complete negotiations and sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) at the earliest possible time.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed boosting cooperation with Brunei in three specific areas such as energy, chemicals and Halal food (food for Muslims).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Brunei from February 10-11 is expected to open up more cooperation opportunities between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in Indonesia has been taking various measures to actively support Vietnamese enterprises in entering Indonesia, given that it is a protected market with many non-tariff barriers, according to Trade Counsellor Pham The Cuong.

Leaders and the business community of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province expressed their readiness to welcome Vietnamese enterprises to explore cooperation opportunities as well as strengthen relations between the countries.

There remains great potential for Vietnam and Malaysia to promote economic and trade cooperation, especially in information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure investment, digital economy and Halal foods.