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A delegation of 30 Vietnamese enterprises, mostly from Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, attended the recent Thaifex, the leading food, beverage and food technology in Thailand, to introduce outstanding farm produce of Vietnam in the market at a hope to export more products to the country.

(VEN) - The domestic animal husbandry sector, concerned about the low-cost of imported products flooding the domestic market, is turning to closed value chains models to increase competitiveness. 

Vietnamese timber exporters have plenty of opportunities to increase their shipments to Australia thanks to a trade agreement, a strong demand and a favorable geographical location.

(VEN) - Yarns and fibers significantly contribute to the export value of the Vietnamese textile and garment sector. Yarn and fiber exports are forecast to reach about US$3.9 billion in 2018, compared with US$3.59 billion in 2017. 

(VEN) - The number of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits by the US has doubled under the current administration, exposing imports from Vietnam and other countries to new challenges, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority Chu Thang Trung said recently. He spoke at the Vietnam-US Trade Forum held on May 18 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the opening ceremony of the 5th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 25th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province on June 14.

(VEN) - Associate Professor Pham Tat Thang from the Trade Research Institute under the Ministry of Industry and Trade talked about Vietnam’s export growth in an interview with Hoang Chau of Vietnam Economic News.

Three international exhibitions, the Rubber and Tyre Vietnam, Paper Vietnam, and Coatings Expo Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

The northern province of Hai Duong has exported about 9,500 tonnes of litchi from the beginning of this year’s crop, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese goods are in the spotlight during a Vietnam – Hanoi Goods Week which is being held across 40 AEON shopping centers in Japan from June 7 to 10 as part of activities to mark the 45th year of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties. 

Vietnamese businesses are joining Argentine and foreign peers at AgroActiva – the biggest agricultural fair in Argentina, in Santa Fe province, which is around 400 km from Buenos Aires.

(VEN) - The number of convenience stores is growing rapidly in Vietnam.

(VEN) - In the first four months of 2018, fruit and vegetables for the first time surpassed crude oil in terms of export value, with US$1.32 billion. Vietnam Economic News’ Nguyen Hanh talked with Hoang Trung, Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Protection Department, about favorable conditions and challenges for fruit and vegetable exports.

(VEN) - The presence of Vietnamese goods in both foreign-invested and Vietnamese supermarkets has increased, and these points of sales have become stable distribution channels for domestically produced goods.

Vietnam’s rice export sector is showing signs of reducing its dependence on China with other markets picking up the slack, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VEN) - Trade promotion programs helped Vietnam cross the US$200 billion mark for the first time in the export of goods and commodities, according to 2017 data presented by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) at an April 24 forum in Hanoi on export promotion. The US$214 billion exports reflected a growth of 21.2 percent compared to 2016. 

The 12th Tinh Bien – An Giang international trade fair opened in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on June 1.

(VEN) - The export growth achieved in April enabled Vietnam to maintain a trade surplus after the first four months of 2018.

Export revenue of agroforestry-aquatic products hit US$3.2 billion in May, bringing the five-month figure to US$15.6 billion, up 9.9 pct year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VEN) - Fertilizer imports in the first quarter of 2018 dropped 25.7 percent in value compared to the same period in 2017, and Vietnamese businesses are considering production restructuring and export promotion.