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(VEN) - Data from some market research companies show that the Vietnamese convenience store market is growing strongly in terms of both value and size.

The international exhibition on products and services for maternity, mothers and children and kids, VIETBABY 2019, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 30 to June 2, with the participation of more than 150 local and foreign exhibitors.

More than 1,000 pavilions by 300 businesses at home and abroad are being set up at the Vietbuild International Exhibition, which opened in the central city of Da Nang on May 15.

Trade promotion activities will create more opportunities for Vietnamese products to penetrate South Africa – its largest trade partner in Africa, an official from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said. 

(VEN) - The US has exempted 31 Vietnamese shrimp exporters from anti-dumping tariffs following the 13th period of review (POR 13). Vietnam Economic News’ Thuy Duong talked with Truong Dinh Hoe, Secretary-General of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Vietnam-Eastern Europe Trade Forum themed ‘Promoting Vietnam’s agricultural, textile and footwear exports to Eastern European countries in the new situation’ was held organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8.

An annual program entitled “Vietnamese Goods Identification - Proud of Vietnamese Goods” was launched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11 in a bid to boost the consumption of Vietnamese goods.

(VEN) - Rice producers and exporters must professionalize investment in accordance with market demand and adopt appropriate production orientation in light of declining exports and prices.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang posted a surge in exports between January and April, driven by rising demand for its staple products from many markets, according to the local Department of Industry and Trade.

(VEN) - Consumer electronics and appliance retailers in Hanoi are recording poor sales despite major promotion programs.

Quý I/2019, Nhà máy xơ sợi Đình Vũ sản xuất ổn định và liên tục 10 dây chuyền sợi DTY, cung cấp cho thị trường trong nước và các đối tác Mỹ, Hàn Quốc và Thái Lan gần 2.000 tấn sợi DTY.

(VEN) - One of the country’s biggest trade promotion activities, the Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo), took place from April 10-13 in Hanoi providing practical opportunities for increased exports and the development of the domestic market. The event displayed a wide range of products, including machinery and equipment for support industries, electronic goods, agricultural products, and food and beverages, among others.

Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the Brussels Seafood Expo 2019 in Belgium from May 7-9, aiming to give Vietnamese seafood a firmer foothold in the European market.

A delegation of some 20 Chinese rice importers is visiting Vietnam for trade connection and promotion activities between May 6 and 10.

(VEN) - Vietnam’s retail market is continuing to grow strongly with first quarter sales soaring 13.4 percent compared to the corresponding period last year. Competition is also increasingly fierce.

The Department of Asian-African Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to organise a business delegation to South Africa from May 8-16 where they will introduce Vietnamese agricultural products at local supermarkets.

The surge in imports of several commodities limited the trade surplus in the past four months to 711 million USD, compared to the surplus of 3.7 billion USD during the same period last year.

The Vietnam Cafe Show 2019 officially kicked off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on May 2.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has held a working session with head of China’s General Administration of Customs Ni Yuefeng to seek ways to boost bilateral trade ties in a more balanced and sustainable manner.

(VEN) - More and more Vietnamese goods are available on foreign supermarket shelves since the Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a project to help Vietnamese businesses access foreign distribution systems.

Export revenues of agro-forestry-fishery products in April is estimated to hit US$3.5 billion, pushing the figure in the first four months of this year to US$12.4 billion, equivalent to the figure recorded in the same period last year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

New rules and conditions will make it much more difficult to import old machinery and equipment into Vietnam.

The export value of forestry products increased by 17.8% year on year to take in US$3.278 billion in the first four months of 2019, according to recent statistics from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

(VEN) - According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese exports and their market development, especially in such CPTPP member markets as Canada, Peru, and Mexico.