Export of agri-forestry-fishery products fetch $16.4 billion

Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first eight months of the year reached US$16.4 billion, up 34.2 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In August alone, the country exported $2.2 billion worth of produce, up $200 million against the previous month. [...]

Exports to Mexico continue to rise

Vietnam’s exports to Mexico have increased considerably, even though the two countries have not signed a bilateral trade agreement. Mexico has offered favourable conditions for Vietnamese goods to penetrate its market in recent years, and statistics show that revenues from exports to the North American country reached US$488.82 million in 2010, 36.13 percent over 2009. Vietnam [...]

Japan buys more Vietnamese goods after disaster

Vietnamese exports to the Japanese market have surged as Japanese demands have increase after the earthquake and tsunami disaster and many trade barriers have been reduced. Le Thi Thanh Lam, deputy CEO of Saigon Food, said thanks to increasing demands from Japan after the disaster, Saigon Food’s exports to this market from April to July [...]

Export turnover likely to reach $84 bln

Export turnover is expected to hit $84.5 to 85.5 billion for the year, $6.1 billion higher than the target set by the National Assembly. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held an online meting on June 4 to announce that total export value reached $42.3 billion in the first half of 2011, an increase [...]

Export policy lacks sustainability

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh has called on policymakers to gear up for an import-export balance and focus more on export quality rather than quantity. Vinh told a workshop in Hanoi on June 14 that export policies should ensure environment protection and social welfare, and encourage sustainable development, which are not [...]

Hanoi targets 10-12 per cent export growth rate by 2015

Ha Noi is aiming to post an annual export growth rate of 10-12 per cent from now to 2015 and 14-15 per cent in the period of 2016-20 Ha Noi is aiming to post an annual export growth rate of 10-12 per cent from now to 2015 and 14-15 per cent in the period of [...]

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