Keyword: "quality management"

The Thai Ministry of Commerce’s Internal Trade Department (ITD) is implementing 22 measures to manage fruit supply for this year's harvest, with production estimated to grow by 3% to 6.78 million tonnes.

For Vietnamese branded goods to come in a large quantity and affirm their positions in international distribution systems, Vietnamese exporters and manufacturers need to keep improving product quality and adapting to importers’ requirements on quality standards, quarantine, packaging, and product origin traceability, according to experts.

Ben Tre province, the Mekong Delta’s largest producer of fruit, vegetable and other seedlings, has strengthened quality management to promote its seedling brands and agriculture produce.

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), once taking effect, will help increase the competitiveness of Vietnam as well local enterprises and commodities, said Pham Tat Thang, a senior researcher at the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Research Institute.

Investment in Vietnam from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to rise further, increasing demand for labour, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra).

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has stressed the importance of quality management and traceability for lychee, a speciality fruit of the northern province of Bac Giang, to meet export requirements for China and other potential markets.

A fair featuring clean and safe food opened on May 22 at the Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.

Loose quality management and high prices prevent many citizens from accessing safe food as Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches.