Malaysia’s Melaka state has recently announced its plan to establish the State Halal Industry Development Council, which is expected to offer opportunities for Vietnamese firms to break into this lucrative market. Melaka Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh emphasised that the council will expedite the entry of investors and the approval of halal certification, without troublesome bureaucracy.<\/span><\/p>\n The establishment of the council is seen as a positive signal for Vietnamese enterprises seeking to overcome certification hurdles and tap into both Melaka’s market and the broader regional Halal economy. As Melaka positions itself to become a regional Halal hub, new opportunities are emerging for Vietnamese exporters to expand their footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n The Vietnam\u2013Malaysia trade in the Halal sector is experiencing robust growth, yet Vietnamese exporters continue to grapple with a widening trade deficit and the stringent demands of Islamic certification standards.<\/span><\/p>\n Statistics from the Department of Vietnam Customs showed that two-way trade exceeded 12 billion USD in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. However, Vietnam experienced a trade deficit of 4.29 billion USD.<\/span><\/p>\n Original Article: VietnamPlus. (2025, October 20). <\/span>Vietnamese products expected to expand footprint in Malaysia\u2019s Halal market.<\/span><\/i>Retrieved from https:\/\/en.vietnamplus.vn\/vietnamese-products-expected-to-expand-footprint-in-malaysias-halal-market-post330753.vnp<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Melaka council streamlines halal approval process Malaysia’s Melaka state has recently announced its pla […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3479,3478,3480,3477],"class_list":["post-5528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trade","tag-certification-barriers","tag-halal-market-access","tag-southeast-asia-exports","tag-vietnam-malaysia-trade","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5530,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions\/5530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/souqtimes.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Trade growth masks persistent deficit<\/b><\/h2>\n
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