The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is striving to increase the export of its industrial and commercial goods to 599 million USD this year, according to the local Department of Commerce and Industry.

Despite facing many difficulties such as decreasing demand and increasing inventories, the province’s exports up to the end of the third quarter reached over 438 million USD, equivalent to 89 percent of the same period last year.

In the past nine months, Dong Thap’s industrial output value reached 11 trillion VND, an increase of 7.5 percent over the same period.

The province currently focuses on solving issues and supporting businesses to promote their production.-VNA