A delegation from the US Department of Agriculture led by Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor is in Vietnam from September 9 to 13 to promote trade.

VOV.VN - The turnover of exported goods going through the northern mountainous province of Lang Son's border gates is increasing sharply, with the majority being fresh fruit, according to the Lang Son provincial Customs Department.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai has called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote the approval process for irradiation facilities so as to facilitate the export of Vietnam’s fresh fruits to the US.

Vietnamese fresh fruits under code HS 081090, including tamarind, jackfruit, lychee, plum, passion fruit and starfruit, have earned a lion’s share in the Australian market.

Exporting fresh fruit in the context of China implementing Decrees 248, 249 and strengthening cold-chain food imports control were the topics of discussion at a workshop in the south central province of Binh Thuan on August 19.

Vietnam and China are negotiating to develop phytosanitary protocols for eight kinds of Vietnamese fruits exported to China.

Vietnam has great potential to increase fruit exports to the US in the future, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses have been advised to choose suitable products for each customer group to penetrate the US market in the future.

Chinese authorities on January 12 re-opened their Hekou International Border Gate – which pairs with Vietnam's Kim Thanh II border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai – for imported fresh fruits, including dragon fruit, and frozen foods from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A webinar aimed at promoting the export of fresh fruit and processed fruit products from the nation to distribution systems of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is set to take place between July 27 and July 29.