Toyota Vietnam is one of the first firms to ask the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue business certificates in accordance with new government Decree No 116/2017/ND-CP.
VOV.VN - Vietnam is among world’s leading honey exporters in both volume and value. Honey, as an important export item, has penetrated demanding markets like the US, EU and Japan.
The southern province of Dong Nai achieved a record trade surplus of US$2 billion in 2017, reported the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam expects to earn more than US$212 billion from exports this year, much higher than US$176 billion last year, according to head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Planning Department Duong Duy Hung.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang earned US$470 million from exports in 2017, surpassing its target by 17.5%, up 43% year on year, reported the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
VOV.VN - Rice exports have risen sharply, increasing 20.9% to 5.66 million tons while seeing a 23.8% jump in value to nearly US$2.6 billion during the 11 and a half months to date this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
After 10 years of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Vietnam’s export and import value has increased four times to reach over US$400 billion, or 170% of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the General Department of Customs (GDC).
The General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced there was an excess of exports over imports of US$2.8 billion in the first 11 months of the year. However, this was overshadowed by the fact that most of the reports came from FIEs, while domestic enterprise contributions were modest.
The Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), which came into effect two years ago, has served as a catalyst for the two countries’ trade growth.
Exports of Vietnam’s Central Highlands provinces hit more than US$2.66 trillion in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 22.71% and the highest so far, said the Steering Committee for Central Highlands Region.