Vietnam’s total export turnover to Japan reached 11.38 billion USD in the first six months of 2022, up nearly 13% over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs.
The 2022 Vietnam – Japan business webinar on food products will take place commence from June 23 – 24 to help Vietnamese firms promote their products and seek opportunities for exports in Japan.
Vietnam and Japan have the potential to expand trade in various fields, particularly farm produce and food, experts said at a consultation for Vietnamese exporters held in both online and in-person formats on April 8.
There is plenty of room for Vietnam’s agricultural, aquatic and foodstuff products to gain a bigger market share in Japan as the country has high demand for those imported, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Japan.
Vietnamese farm produce, mostly fruits and vegetables, dried food, aquatic products and beverages, were introduced during the Vietnam – Japan trade teleconference on June 2.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Japan and the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) jointly held the 60th Business Forum in Tokyo on December 9, attended by representatives from 20 Japanese enterprises.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will host a teleconference for trade promotion in support industries between Vietnam and Japan on July 7, attracting about 30 – 40 enterprises from both countries.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs has reported that the Vietnam – Japan trade reached 6.2 billion USD in the first two months of this year, an 8.6-percent increase from a year earlier.
Representatives from 26 Vietnamese enterprises and four provinces together with tens of Japanese firms attended a seminar on Vietnam-Japan trade exchange and economic cooperation in Tokyo on August 29 to seek business opportunities.
Vietnamese tra fish, a major foreign currency earner, has gradually won the trust of Japanese consumers as seen in the market’s emergence as one of the 10 biggest tra fish importers of Vietnam.
The elimination of many tariff lines for goods under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has helped Vietnam’s exports to Japan increase sharply in the first quarter of 2019, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Japanese firms expressed their desire to cooperate with Vietnamese partners during the Vietnam – Japan trade exchange in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11.
The third Vietnam-Japan trade and cultural exchange programme and fifth annual Mekong Delta investment forum will be held in Can Tho city in October and November to lure more investment in trade and services from Japanese businesses.
Nearly 100 Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises in agriculture, food, garment and support industry attended a Vietnam-Japan trade and economic cooperation conference in Tokyo on September 20.
Japan-based Horimasa Co. Ltd is seeking cooperation opportunities in the fields of organic agriculture, kindergarten education and hotel-restaurant management training in An Giang province.