Vietnam imported around US$451 million worth of fruit and vegetable in the first four months of this year, with US$107 million spent in April alone.
VOV.VN - Australia is considered a potential market for Vietnamese textile and garment exports, which are forecast to hit a double-digit growth after the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA), which took effect on December 20, 2015, has played an important role in attracting investments from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam and helping the Southeast Asian nation integrate deeper into the regional economy, said a local official.
Local goods exporters and distributors are urged to boost their linkage to bring Vietnamese products to the world distribution chains.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has diverse tropical agricultural products and specialities that ca be exported to Australia, said Le Quoc Doanh, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development at a recent Vietnam-Australia agriculture policy dialogue held in Canberra.
Steel maker Hoa Sen Group on May 8 exported 15,000 tonnes of sheet metal, the largest batch ever, to Europe from Quy Nhon port in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
The central province of Quang Tri has chosen coffee, pepper and shrimp to join the chain of national key products as they have competitive advantages, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The first direct shipment of US corn to Vietnam has arrived in the country with the assistance of the Quang Ninh Port Joint Stock Company in the Port of Cai Lan, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Grains Council representatives.
Vietnamese firms will have many opportunities to promote exports to China via the China International Import Exposition (CIIE), which will be held in Shanghai city from November 5-10, said Hu Suojin, Trade Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam.
Export earnings from telephones, computers, electronic products and components saw declines in April but still enjoyed growth in the first four months of 2018, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.