Thailand’s export in the first five months shrank by 1.9% to US$86.99 billion, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC). 

Japanese drug manufacturer Taisho Group has acquired more than 21.3 million shares or a 24.4% stake in Hau Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (DHG), the group announced on July 5. 

The southern province of Binh Duong recorded a trade surplus of US$1.9 billion in the first half of 2016, according to the provincial People’s Committee. 

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Gift Show 2016 is set to get underway at the National Planning Exhibition Center in Tu Liem, Hanoi on October 17-20.

Businesses from Vietnam and Laos have been provided with the contents of a trade agreement and a border trade agreement signed by the two countries. 

Vietnamese garment producers have faced a decline in orders and export values in the first half of 2016, causing a worry that the goal of exporting US$31 billion worth of garment products cannot be achieved.

The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said Vietnam is likely to increase steel imports, especially at the year’s end when the construction demand surges. 

VOV.VN - The 14th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition and Conference (MTA Vietnam 2016), July 5-8, has opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will establish a council to conduct pilot bidding on the import of 85,000 tonnes of sugar under a tariff rate quota (TRQ) this year.

VOV.VN - The country’s imports-exports in June are estimated at US$29.7 billion, of which exports are US$14.8 billion and imports are US$14.9 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.