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(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.

(VEN) - Online food shopping is a burgeoning business trend in Vietnam, growing rapidly as more and more consumers discover the advantage of this form of trade. 

A ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on April 19 to announce the first batch of Vinh Long mangoes to be exported to the United States, which is the result of negotiations between Vietnam and the US over the past 10 years.

Exporters should step up trade promotion to boost exports to Taiwan, which imports large volumes of farm produce and processed foods, according to Vietnamese trade officials.

An e-commerce trading floor will be set up to sell products from the Republic of Korea, a conference heard in Seoul on April 15.

(VEN) - Singapore is a tough export market for Vietnamese goods, said Commercial Counselor Dr. Tran Thu Quynh, Head of the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore. In order to carve out niches in the Singaporean market, domestic companies need to invest deeply in sustainable development, he added.

A One Commune One Product (OCOP) International Trade Fair and Lifestyle Vietnam 2019 - Handicraft and Gift International Trade Fair opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City on April 17.

(VEN) - Over the past 28 years, the Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo) has become one of the biggest trade promotion activities and brought an important meaning for the Vietnamese industry and trade sector, helping Vietnamese businesses increase exports and develop the domestic market, and contributing to the implementation of the government’s commitments in the international economic integration process.