Building national trademarks for tra fish and shrimp was the highlight of a conference of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processors and Exporters (VASEP) held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12. 

VOV.VN - With import tax cuts presented by free trade agreements (FTAs) to which, Vietnam is a member, increasing automation in production and quite favourable factors in the world market, the country’s garment and textile exports are forecast to hit US$200 billion by 2035.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and G7 countries – France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan, the US and Canada – reached US$113 billion in 2017,a according to the General Customs Department of Vietnam.  

A total of 23,065 automobiles were sold in the domestic market in May, up 9% against the previous month, reported the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

Catfish is one of Vietnam’s major seafood exports with a turnover of US$1.8 billion, and its skin, a waste product, is also being exported starting recently.

The northern province of Hai Duong has exported about 9,500 tonnes of litchi from the beginning of this year’s crop, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Hanoi Goods Week has been held in the AEON shopping mall chain in Japan as part of events to realize a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on infrastructure investment and promotion of commodity sale between Hanoi and Japan’s AEON group.

VOV.VN -The Southern Fruit Festival 2018 which is being held at the Suoi Tien Tourism and Cultural Site in Ho Chi Minh City has been wowing visitors with its kiosks displaying giant fruit and vegetables.

 The import of vehicle surged in the first week of June and most of the imported cars were from Thailand, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The domestic market remained stable in May with total revenue from goods retail sales and services exceeding VND354 trillion (US$15.6 billion), up 1.5% against the previous month and 10.4% year-on-year.