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Nineteen groups of products are at risk of origin frauds, according to preliminary statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam has recorded a surge in cashew nut exports to China despite a decline in shipments of many agricultural products to this neighbouring market.

Coffee exports in November saw a 13.9 percent decrease in volume to 120,000 tonnes, earning 207 million USD, a drop of 20.4 percent compared to the same period last year.

The leather – footwear industry of Vietnam now has big opportunities thanks to FTAs, but to make full use of those deals, it needs to remove bottlenecks relevant to the supporting industry.

Vietnam’s exports to Brazil in the first 10 months of 2019 increased by 6.65 percent in value to reach 1.82 billion USD, according to preliminary statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement between the Governments of Vietnam and the US was signed in Hanoi on December 6 in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Vietnam shipped abroad more than 3.72 million tonnes of crude oil worth over 1.87 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2019, up 3.3 percent in volume but down 8.4 percent in value year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam and Hungary have agreed to boost comprehensive collaboration across politics, economy-trade, science-technology, culture, tourism, finance, agriculture, and security-defence to mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (February 1950-2020).

Vietnam raked in more than 1 billion USD from wood and wood product exports in October, up 22.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Climate change has affected crop yields in the country but coconut can adapt and offer high value to farmers, experts have said.

Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Vietnam to secure a firm foothold in the market.

Vietnam can become a gateway for Indian businesses and goods to enter other large markets, according to Do Quoc Hung, head of the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Four ministers answered legislators’ questions raised at the eighth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi from November 6-8.

The escalating US-China trade war has made Vietnam’s trade gap with China widen to 29.5 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2019, up 47.9 percent from the same time last year, according to insiders.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on November 7 cleared up questions raised by National Assembly deputies regarding the aluminum shipment labeled as made-in-Vietnam product and worth 4.3 billion USD to the US by a Chinese-invested business in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Trade Counsellor in Algeria Hoang Duc Nhuan has been busy in Oran to attend the opening of the 8th International Exhibition of Fishing and Aquaculture (SIPA 2019) and promote trade and investment with Algeria.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover has surpassed 400 billion USD, according to the General Department of Customs.

Vietnam’s machinery and equipment market has achieved solid growth in recent years and the momentum is expected to continue, making the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, experts have said.

More than 3,800 plastic waste containers have piled up for more than 90 days at Vietnam’s three major ports of Hai Phong, Vung Tau and HCM City’s Cat Lai, according to the latest report by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The organisation of the 13th Meeting of ASEM Customs Directors-General and Commissioners is not only the responsibility of Vietnam as a member country but also a great honour.