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(VEN) - The value of Vietnam’s exports grew significantly in the first half of 2018 despite adverse conditions, contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth.

(VEN) - Italian Trade Agency (ITA), under the auspices of Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, with collaboration of Italian Association of Manufacturers of Machinery for Footwear, Leather goods, Tannery (ASSOMAC) has organized Italy National Pavilion at the 20th “Shoes & Leather Vietnam” exhibition held in Ho Chi Minh City from July 11 to 13.

(VEN) - The Red River Delta region has many agricultural products and local specialties. However, it has not found stable markets, requiring trade fairs to introduce a wide range of high-tech agricultural products to consumers and promote consumption.

Vietnam’s exports to Germany hit US$2.85 billion in the first five months of this year, up 8.6% compared to the same period last year.

(VEN) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched Vietnamese goods points of sale in dozens of industrial zones (IZs) to provide workers with access to high quality, reasonably priced products and to boost domestic production.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre earned more than US$459.3 million in export turnover in the first half of 2018, an increase of 15.31 percent from the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

(VEN) - Food safety is a growing concern for consumers and the demand for high-quality organic food is increasing. 

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) recently arranged eight Vietnamese firms operating in the field of agricultural production to participate in and introduce their fresh and dried fruit, such as jackfruit, durian and lemons, at the 2018 Guangzhou International Fruit Expo in China’s Guangdong province.

(VEN) - Businesses in the northern city of Hai Phong have been efficiently participating in the Buy Vietnamese Goods campaign since its inception nine years ago, creating quality products and increasing the presence of Vietnamese goods in different distribution channels.

(VEN) - According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, rice exports in the first five months of 2018 increased significantly.

Vietnamese food and beverages are attracting huge attention from visitors to the largest specialty food industry event in North America held in New York from June 30 to July 2.

More than 140 businesses are taking part in the Vietnam-Laos trade fair in Vientiane from June 28 to July 2 to promote the bilateral friendship, cooperation and development.

(VEN) - Italian Trade Commission (ITA/ICE), Trade Promotion Section of the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, and Federlegno Arredo Eventi, the Italian Federation of wood, furniture and furnishing manufacturers, jointly organized the first trade mission to Vietnam to explore the potential market for furniture and interior design “made in Italy”. The event took place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 26-28.

(VEN) - With a trade surplus of US$3.39 billion, exports continued to make up a bright point in the economic picture of the first five months of 2018, rising at a faster rate than imports.

Theo các chuyên gia, trong bối cảnh công nghiệp 4.0 đang phát triển mạnh mẽ như hiện nay thì ngành dệt may cần tăng tốc và đổi mới để tạo ra nền tảng thúc đẩy nhanh cũng như bắt kịp xu hướng thế giới.

(VEN) - With average growth of 10 percent per year, domestic trade is one of the main driving forces of Vietnam’s economic development. However, trade is still hampered by various unstable factors.

Vietnam’s products of strength, including coffee, rice, garments and textiles, and construction materials are being showcased at the South African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX) 2018, which opened in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 24.

(VEN) - The Vietnam Agricultural Product Week 2018 will be held in Paris in late June. Vietnam Economic News’ Nguyen Hanh talked with Hoang Van Du, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Trade Promotion Center for Agriculture (Agritrade), about this event. 

(VEN) - Foreign retailers not only prioritize the sale of Vietnamese goods through their systems in Vietnam, they also import Vietnamese products for sale abroad. Apart from increasing Vietnamese exports, foreign retailers have helped improved the competiveness and brand development of Vietnamese goods in foreign markets.   

Good prospect is forecast in the export of several agricultural products, including rice, in the rest of the year as demand in importing markets has shown optimistic signs, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).