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Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus worth US$3.39 billion in the first 5 months of the year, with the domestic economic sector seeing a trade deficit of US$10.39 billion, while the foreign sector saw a surplus of US$13.78 billion (including crude oil).

Vietnam’s shrimp export value to Canada reached US$27.7 million by March 2018, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(VEN) - The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued an export promotion plan aiming to raise the 2018 export value to US$12.7 billion, up 7.5-8 percent compared with 2017. 

Revenues from exports of Vietnamese pangasius to China during the first four months of 2018 soared by 43% over the same period of last year to US$145 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(VEN) - Vietnamese brands are positioning themselves in the global market, and economists believe this will pave the way for the domestic business community to expand sustainable exports under Vietnamese brands. 

(VEN) - The General Department of Vietnam Customs reports that in the first quarter of 2018, Vietnam’s steel exports soared 38.5 percent and steel imports fell 25.4 percent compared to the same period last year.  

(VEN) - The recently signed trade agreement among Pacific Rim nations known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to have a strong impact on Vietnam’s e-commerce.

Hiện nay, nhiều doanh nghiệp (DN) ngành dệt may gặp khó bởi hàng giả, nhái thương hiệu tràn lan trên thị trường. Thách thức này đòi hỏi DN phải có những bước đi phù hợp trong xây dựng thị trường, thương hiệu; đồng thời, cũng rất cần sự hỗ trợ từ cơ quan quản lý.

Trong 4 tháng đầu năm 2018, ngành nhựa Việt Nam đã có sự tăng trưởng cao và việc xuất khẩu đi các thị trường Mỹ, Nhật Bản cũng gia tăng mạnh mẽ. Theo dự báo, trong năm 2018, ngành nhựa sẽ tiếp tục tăng trưởng khoảng 12-15%.  

Vietnam’s firms are striving to promote Vietnamese farm produce in the Japanese market at a trade promotion programme held within the 10th Vietnam festival in Tokyo.

(VEN) - The Hanoi Center of Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion (HPA), in coordination with the Hoa Binh Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, held a seafood festival from April 20 to 22 to enable Hoa Binh businesses to introduce products to consumers in the capital and access its modern retail systems.

(VEN) - The model of Vietnamese goods points of sales established in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has proven efficient.

Belgium’s Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board held a press conference in Hanoi on May 14 to announce a plan to develop the Belgian potato market share in Vietnam. 

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnamese rice export prices are increasing rapidly. The 5-% broken rice is now selling at from US$455 to US$460 per tonne, the highest price since August, 2014. In the first three months of 2018, the average price of Vietnamese rice reached US$ 501 per tonne, an annual increase of 15 percent.

(VEN) - Preliminary data from the Ministry of Construction’s Building Materials Department show that cement and clinker exports soared in the first quarter of 2018.

The European agriculture producers are expecting the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take effect soon as it will pave the way for their agricultural products, including fruits, meat and dairy, to enter the Southeast Asian market with a population of 93 million.

At a recent conference jointly held in Hanoi by Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and IEC Group-Australia that sought ways to boost exports of Vietnamese apparels to Australia, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has said that Australia is a potential market for Vietnamese textiles with the introduction of CPTPP.

(VEN) - The export value reached US$54.3 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up 22 percent compared with the same period last year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) forecasts exports will reach US$235.5 billion by the year’s end, a 10 percent increase over 2017. 

The first direct shipment of US corn to Vietnam has arrived in the country with the assistance of the Quang Ninh Port Joint Stock Company in the Port of Cai Lan, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Grains Council representatives. 

Vietnam returns to the International Fair of Algiers (FIA) in Algeria this year, showcasing a variety of products in agriculture, handicraft, clothing, telecommunication and fine arts that are seeking inroads into the local market.