VOV.VN - 2017 has been a good year for the paper sector which has seen production capacity grow at a rate of 50% and exports increase by 14.5%. 

Exports of forestry products increased by 9.2 percent from 2016 to US$7.97 billion in 2017, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNForest).

Vietnam has become the first country allowed to export star apple to the US after 10 years of negotiations, with the first batch of the fruit from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang exported to the market on December 26.

Dairy giants Vinamilk, TH true Milk, Nutifood and Anova Milk are rolling out ambitious strategies to export their products to China, a market with 1.4 billion people.

This year’s merger-and-acquisition movement is coming to a somewhat quiet close in terms the fourth quarter of completions, but deals that have been stuck in due diligence or with approvals are finally moving forward.

Contrary to pessimistic forecasts earlier in 2017, after a drop in 2016, the country’s rice exports had a successful year in 2017, with some higher-than-expected figures.

Vietnam’s exports of textile and garment in the last two months of 2017 was estimated at US$5.27 billion, bringing the total export revenue this year to US$31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.23%.

Despite untapped potential for development, Vietnam’s bamboo and rattan sector is still facing challenges that are preventing a growth spurt, according to industry insiders.

The list of SOEs (state owned enterprises ) subject to equitization is long with many well-known names. 

During the 10-year period (2007-2016), Vietnam was consistently the largest shrimp supplier for Switzerland, accounting for over 50% of total Swiss shrimp imports.