A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to discuss measures to boost the export of hand-made Vietnamese products to Japan. The event was co-organized by the HCM City Department for Industry and Trade, the Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the ASEAN-Japan Promotion Centre on [...]
A joint venture between Vinh Sam company in Phu Yen province and five Japanese firms will be established this month to process tuna for export. The joint venture will have a charter capital of US$2 million, and is expected to process 2,000-3,000 tonnes of tuna each year. The Japanese side will send a refrigerated vessel [...]
Indonesia has just signed an agreement to import an additional 700,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam, bringing the total imported volume to 1.2 million tonnes so far this year. Head of the Indonesian Bureau of Logistics (Bulog) Sutarto Alimoeso said the additional amount will be shipped to Indonesia in early 2012. Earlier, Bulog agreed to [...]
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is calling on local firms to reduce their dependence of imports of machinery parts, vehicles and raw materials such as sugar, salt, steel and conrete, which account for nearly 83 percent of Viet Nam ‘s total imports in terms of value. The ministry said that 150 of the products or raw [...]
The Busan-based Sasang Trade Development Committee from Busan in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City on October 4 signed a cooperation agreement on exchanging information, developing technology, and boosting investment and trade between HCM City and Busan. Oh Kyung Tae, Chairman of the Sasang [...]
(VOV) – Exports of coconuts and coconut products are expected to top US$80 million this year, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country’s total fruit exports, the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association has said. In the first seven months, exports were worth US$55.5 million, a 213 percent rise year-on-year. Vietnam’s major coconut product exports [...]
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