Hanoi, July 3 -- Vietnam's agro-forestry-fisheries exports hit 33.84 billion USD in the first half of 2025, marking a 15.5% increase compared to the same period in 2024, with a trade surplus of 9.83 billion USD, a 16.5% year-on-year rise, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien said at the ministry's press briefing on July 3. According to the Deputy Minister, these results, coupled with the trend of accelerating exports towards year-end, the total export value for 2025 may reach 67 billion USD. Tran Gia Long, Deputy Director of the ministry's Planning and Finance Department, reported that exports of agricultural products totalled 18.46 billion USD, an increase of 17.8% over the previous year. Livestock product export...