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(VEN) - Vietnamese businesses for the first time exported star apples to the US in late December 2017, opening up opportunities to increase revenues of the country’s farm produce exports.

Russia is one of the important export markets of Vietnam, especially after the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement took effect on October 5, 2016.

The two-way trade between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to exceed US$100 billion in 2020, making Vietnam the second largest destination for the RoK’s export commodities, following only China.

Nearly 600 Vietnamese and foreign businesses operating in the processing, packaging, plastics and rubber industries are showcasing their latest products at two exhibitions that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20.

Vietnam’s frozen fish fillets will be subject to antidumping duties of US$2.39 – 7.74 per kilogramme, according to a US decision which the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) claimed unfair and providing unduly excessive protection.

The national trade promotion program in 2018 will support key sectors, markets and prioritize the development of brand names of some key products.

(VEN) - The Da Lat farm produce brand name enjoys high recognition in the country. To promote the brand further, the Lam Dong People’s Committee has issued an action plan on development and advertisement during the 2017-2020 period with a total budget of more than VND11 billion.

 Vietnam’s total steel exports for the first two months of the year increased 38.6 percent over the same period last year to more than 728,000 tonnes, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

HortEx Vietnam 2018 - the first International Exhibition & Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology in Vietnam, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

(VEN) - The total export-import turnover between Japan and Vietnam reached an estimated US$32.9 billion in 2017, an increase of 13.8 percent compared to 2016. This figure stood at US$1.5 billion in January 2018, 18.6 percent higher than the same month in 2017. Experts say opportunities to increase Vietnam’s exports to Japan remain huge.

Vietnamese electronic companies are showcasing their products at the ELECRAMA 2018 - International Exhibition of Electrical and Industrial Electronic Industry which is taking place from March 10-14 in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is closely following developments in the case and considering all settlement measures in order to protect the legitimate rights of Vietnamese businesses, said the MOIT’s Department of Trade Defence.

Vietnam exported 293,960 tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth US$620 million in the first two months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 47 percent and 47.6 percent, respectively.

(VEN) - Vietnam’s fresh green banana leaves are sold at JPY2,280 per leaf on Amazon Global Japan, equivalent to VND500,000. This has attracted public interest, opening up a new direction in goods consumption and helping popularize Vietnamese agricultural products.

(VEN) - Textile and garment exporters will face challenges this year with consumer demand in traditional markets trending downward while input costs keep rising. 

Vietnamese importers have stopped buying raw cashew from Africa due to high prices, a representative of the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) said at a conference in HCM City on February 27.

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Border gates have been bustling with trade activities in the first months of 2018.

The Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA-EXPO) returned to Ho Chi Minh City on its 11th edition, bringing together 350 domestic and foreign exhibitors.

The 43rd International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2018) officially kicked off at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, on March 6, bringing together 3,350 enterprises representing 80 countries and territories from around the world, including 20 companies from Vietnam.