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(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.

(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.