Vietnam-Cuba investment and trade ties have great untapped potential, a conference heard in HCM City on February 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been the world largest exporter of cashew nuts for the 13 consecutive years and also the world leading cashew processing hub and exporter over the last three years. Despite yielding impressive results, growers and businesses have brought in less than 40% profits in the global value chains.

Washing machines and solar panels manufactured in Vietnam and exported to the US will be slapped with new US tariffs, a concern to manufacturers who still plan to keep their investments in the country on track.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang earned US$220 million in exports in January, a rise of 9.2% year on year, according to Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Ngo Van Tuan.

Representatives from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have discussed measures to foster bilateral trade ties, towards a target of US$100 billion in two-way trade by 2020.

Vietnam shipped nearly 6 million tones of rice in 2017, up one million tones compared to the year before. Continuing the success, since the beginning of 2018, many enterprises have earned high price orders, helping to increase the domestic rice prices by 30%.

An estimated 524,000 tonnes of rice was exported in January, bringing home US$249 million, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Relevant agencies need to better promote trade and remove barriers so as to earn US$40 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports this year, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam.

VOV.VN - A delegation of 19 business representatives from Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and the UK are on a four-day visit to Vietnam as they seek opportunities in the food industry.

Thousands of Japanese goods imported into Vietnam will enjoy a zero percent tariff, in line with the SEA country’s commitments to lower tariffs as outlined in the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA) and the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEP) for 2016-19.