Domestic dairy production has been increasing rapidly, while the proportion of imports in total domestic consumption is on the decrease, which is good news for Vietnam’s dairy industry.

Vietnamese air freight costs are much higher than the regional average and this is believed to be one of the main reasons hindering Vietnam’s fruit exports.

Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam Co. Ltd. (Doosan Vina) has shipped five rubber-tyred cranes to India.

Vietnam’s exporters must self-verify the origin of their products that they export to the European Union (EU) from 2019 to be qualified for Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) which is the tariff preference for developing countries.

Chairman of the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (Vitas) Vu Duc Giang has stated that Vietnam’s potential of exporting apparel to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) member states and Australia in particular is huge. 

VOV.VN - 25 years after Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established diplomatic ties in August 1993, the two countries have become leading important economic partners from Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The prospect of the Vietnamese rice export sector later this year is forecast to be bright given the nation’s recent successful bids for supplying rice for Indonesia and the Philippines.

The enforcement of the Vietnam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA) has been bringing new opportunities to businesses of both nations, but the number of Vietnamese firms capitalising on the deal is lower than expected.

VOV.VN - Bilateral trade ties particularly through border have achieved remarkable progress, contributing to socio-economic development in both Vietnam and Cambodia as well as promoting the friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

VOV.VN - The “Top Thai Brands 2018” exhibition opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10, drawing 216 exhibitors with showcases of products across 254 stands.

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.

The purchasing power in the total national retail value of goods and services until April 2018 reached nearly 1.40 trillion VND (61.4 million USD), the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

VOV.VN - Around 300 leading Thai businesses will join an exhibition featuring top Thai brands at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10-13.

The rice export of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang rose both in volume and value in the first four months this year, said Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Vo Nguyen Nam. 

Vietnam will auction quality smuggled foreign cigarettes for export on a trial basis as stipulated in the Government’s Decision No.20/2018/QD-TTg.

In first four months of 2018, export turnover rose by 19% while import value increased by 10.1% year-on-year. The country's trade surplus reached US$3.39 billion.

VOV.VN - The country’s total trade value is estimated to reach US$144.13 billion for the first four months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14.4%, with exports accounting for US$73.76 billion, up 19%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$3.1 billion as of April 15, 2018, according to the latest statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Hoa Phat Group is scheduled to ship 6,500 tonnes of steel to Australia in May, the highest-ever export volume to the market in a month.

Vietnamese aquatic products are being introduced at the Seafood Expo Global, the biggest event of its kind in the world, which takes place in Brussels, Belgium, from April 24-26. 

The Vietnam Export Promotion Forum 2018 was held in Hanoi on April 24 to seek solutions to boost the export of Vietnamese-branded products in a fast and sustainable manner.