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Doanh nghiệp dệt may lao đao vì Covid-19

Tính riêng quý II/2020, doanh thu thuần của Tập đoàn Dệt may Việt Nam (Vinatex) giảm 36% so với cùng kỳ.

Exporters hail EU trade deal, steel themselves for strict standards

(VEN) - Over the past two years, trade barriers have obstructed Vietnamese steel exports to the EU, which have also faced fierce competition. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to help create a breakthrough in steel exports to that market as soon as it takes effect on August 1.

Sản xuất thử nghiệm rượu Whisky: Ưu tiên sử dụng nguyên liệu trong nước

Nằm trong khuôn khổ Đề án Phát triển và ứng dụng công nghệ sinh học trong công nghiệp chế biến đến năm 2020, Dự án “Sản xuất thử nghiệm rượu Whisky từ malt đại mạch và nguyên liệu thay thế của Việt Nam”, sẽ góp phần giảm bớt lượng rượu nhập khẩu và mở ra những nền tảng ban đầu cho ngành sản xuất rượu Whisky Việt Nam.

Enterprises prepare to boost seafood exports to the EU

(VEN) - The seafood industry has set a US$2 billion target for seafood exports to the EU in 2021 based on the terms of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which will take effect on August 1. Enterprises are preparing in terms of farming areas, food safety certification and logistics infrastructure to take opportunities provided by the recently ratified pact.

Singaporeans snatch newly imported Vietnamese fruit

(VEN) - Vietnamese lychees have been imported into Singapore for the first time on a large scale and are now available in the NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain. Vietnam Economic News’ Thu Phuong spoke with Vietnamese Commercial Counselor in Singapore, Dr. Tran Thu Quynh, about this breakthrough.

5 holiday insights on year-end consumption trend

Ahead of the year-end holiday season, Facebook commissioned YouGov, a global public opinion and data company, to conduct an online survey of shoppers across Southeast Asia in December 2019 to Feb 2020. In addition, Facebook also analysed a variety of third-party sources from GlobalWebIndex, as well as Facebook conversion and conversation data from October 2019 to March 2020.

Tightened controls imposed on antibiotic residues for Tra fish exports

(VEN) - Facing increasingly stringent product quality requirements, Vietnamese Tra fish exporters must comply with new standards for farming areas, breeding and rearing processes, catching and processing in order to ensure favorable export prospects to the US.

Ngành dệt may: Loay hoay bài toán liên kết

Liên kết vẫn được nhắc đến như một giải pháp hữu hiệu giúp dệt may Việt Nam phát triển khâu thượng nguồn, lấp đầy nguồn cung thiếu hụt, tuy nhiên liên kết với ai, liên kết theo cơ chế nào vẫn là vấn đề khó khi lệch pha cung – cầu và chi phí sản xuất quá cao.

PM urges sustaining trade surplus despite export, import declines

(VEN) - At a July 2 online conference between the Vietnamese government and localities, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked sectors and localities to sustain the import-export goal and aim at a trade surplus this year. The country’s trade surplus reached a four-year record of US$9.9 billion in 2019.

Pepper export volume down 5.7 percent in first half

Vietnam exported over 166,800 tonnes of peppercorn worth 356 million USD in the first half of 2020, down 5.7 percent in volume and 21.1 percent in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Workshop “Increasing sales together with Amazon & Tiki”

(VEN) - A workshop titled “Increasing sales together with Amazon and Tiki” took place recently in Hanoi.

Seminar talks up Malaysia as big export market for Việt Nam

Malaysia could become one of the biggest export markets in ASEAN for Việt Nam, especially in the post-pandemic period, a city official said at a meeting in HCM City on Thursday (July 16).

Fruit, vegetable export picks up despite COVID-19

Vietnam’s exports of fruits and vegetables to major markets like the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand have surged despite the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.

Trade fair of typical agricultural products opens in Ho Chi Minh City

A week-long trade fair of typical agricultural products was opened for the first time at Big C An Lac supermarket, Ho Chi Minh City on July 3 in a bid to promote the agricultural products of Southern provinces.

Vietnamese not hog wild about frozen pork imports

(VEN) - Vietnam has promoted pork imports at prices far lower than those of domestic pork, but customers are not impressed.

Vietnam anxious for EU to lift illegal fishing warning

(VEN)- The lifting of the European Commission (EC) yellow card over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is very important for Vietnam to regain prestige in the international arena.

Vietnam’s rice exports boom, outpacing other produce exports

(VEN) - With improved quality and expanded markets, rice became the biggest Vietnamese farm produce in terms of export growth in the first five months of 2020. Rice exports are expected to further increase sharply in the coming months.

Diverse online activities to boost exports to Singapore

(VEN) - The Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore has introduced various programs to support Vietnamese exports to Singapore. Tran Thu Quynh, trade counselor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore, talked about the programs in an interview with Vietnam Economic News’
Thu Phuong.

EVFTA offers opportunities for logistics business

(VEN) - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will boost foreign trade and therefore directly benefit the logistics industry.

Origin traceability needed to boost exports to the EU

(VEN)- The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will offer a wide range of opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce exports, including fruit and vegetable exports to the EU, but exporters must first satisfy the goods’ origin traceability standard.

Vietnam nears implementation of historic trade pact with EU

(VEN) - Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on June 8, opening the way for implementation of the historic deal this summer. Vietnam hopes the ambitious plan, which eliminates almost 99 percent of customs duties between Vietnam and the EU, will help the country overcome its Covid-19 induced export slump.