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(VEN) - To boost Vietnam’s potential as a retail market for foreign investors, domestic retailers need to formulate appropriate investment strategies to enhance their competitiveness.

Aquatic export in the first quarter of 2018 was estimated at 441,500 tonnes, worth US$1.67 billion, up 8.73 percent in volume and 11.2 percent in value against the same period last year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VEN) - Over 450 domestic and foreign businesses will take part in Vietnam Expo 2018 from April 11 to 14 at the International Exhibition Center (ICE) in Hanoi. Russia will be the guest of honor at the exhibition, themed “Vietnam Expo - Enhancing Regional and Global Economic Links”.

(VEN) - According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Defense Department, some countries, such as the US, Australia and Indonesia, have increased the use of trade defense instruments to protect their manufacturers. In this context, Vietnamese trade offices abroad should provide domestic businesses with information about foreign markets and their trade defense measures so they can take the initiative in promoting production and exports.

Vietnam has earned over US$2.8 billion from exporting shoes since the beginning of 2018, thus maintaining second position in the world in terms of shoe exports.

(VEN) - Wood exporters have attracted a large number of orders by taking the initiative in obtaining raw material for production, making their 2018 US$9-billion export target feasible, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES).

Vietnam exported up to 520,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$1 billion in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 15.1 percnet in volume but a decrease of 1.7 pct in value compared to the same period last year.

(VEN) - Electronic origin stamping enables consumers to trace with ease the origin of farm produce, contributing to the control of imitation goods, product competitiveness and branding.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang earned US$643 million from exports in the first quarter of 2018, up 24.4 percent over the same time last year, the highest year-on-year rise the locality has enjoyed so far.

Đẩy mạnh đào tạo, cung ứng nguồn nhân lực chất lượng cao cho ngành dệt may TP. Hồ Chí Minh- Đây là nội dung Lễ ký kết hợp tác giữa Trường Cao đẳng Kinh tế Đối ngoại và Hội dệt may thêu đan TP. Hồ Chí Minh (Agtek), trong Hội nghị triển khai Kế hoạch hoạt động năm 2018 của Agtek, ngày 30/3, tại TP.Hồ Chí Minh.

(VEN) - Under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA), Australia will zero out 90 percent of import tariff lines in 2018, and 100 percent by 2020. This will create opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to boost exports to Australia.

(VEN) - In the first two months of 2018, Vietnamese exports continued to grow, setting new records.

(VEN) - Exports of shrimp, considered a key export in the fishery sector in 2018, could exceed 2017 figures.

Vietbuild Home 2018, an annual exhibition on housing, home design and household appliances, officially opened in Hanoi on March 28.

(VEN) - Overseas Vietnamese trade offices have significantly contributed to paving the way for Vietnamese goods to potential discerning markets. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh praised their initiative in collecting updated information about the markets, as well as economic, trade and investment policies of foreign countries. 

(VEN) - The exports of many Mekong Delta provinces’ rice and seafood have grown strongly since January.

(VEN) - New Zealand wine and food festival was held on March 24, at RMIT University in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. This is an annual event for New Zealand business leaders in food and beverage sectors to showcase New Zealand’s strength and celebrate New Zealand – Vietnam economic relationship.

(VEN) - Vibrant import, export activities at border crossings in the first two months of 2018 promise a year of thriving cross-border trade.

Vietnam’s import tax on complete built-up units from ASEAN was reduced to zero percent as from Jan. 1 this year under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement. The accord helps reduce the prices of imported cars, meeting consumers’ aspiration.

Ngày 23/3/2018 tại Hà Nội, Dự án “Tăng cường hiệu quả thực thi và khai thác, phát triển giá trị quyền sở hữu trí tuệ đối với Tập đoàn Dệt May Việt Nam” đã chính thức được khởi động và triển khai thực hiện.