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Enterprises in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long took part in a trade fair in Kampong Speu town in the Cambodian province of the same name.

Dong Nai’s woodwork and ceramic products hold a great opportunity for direct export to the US market, said a US business delegation while meeting with their Vietnamese peers in the southern province on January 29.

Vietnam’s export sector has so far this year earned about 150 billion USD, up 13.6 percent against the previous year, the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper reported.

The Mekong Delta area could increase its annual export value from the current 10 billion USD to 18 billion USD within the next three to five years if linkages between the provinces were improved, Dang Huy Dong, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.

Vietnamese firms should be proactive in boosting exports to the promising African and Middle Eastern markets, a seminar heard in HCM City on June 12.

Vietnam has introduced various products, including Thai Nguyen tea, household electronic goods, food and agricultural produce to customers in Sri Lanka.

Many traders now use increasing transportation fees to force farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta to reduce produce prices, resulting in uncertainty about profits for farmers.

Vietnamese farmers have largely failed to benefit from their bumper crops for a long time, leading agriculture expert and South Vietnam University rector Vo Tong Xuan told Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper.

Article 62 of the amended Constitution, which was adopted by the National Assembly last year, has been praised by the scientific circle for its greater emphasis on the role of science and technology in national development, according to an analysis by the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper.

After seven years of Vietnam's integration into the global economy, there have been prominent developments in foreign direct investment and goods export in the northern province of Hai Duong. Insight by the Hai Duong Newspaper online.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had exerted great efforts to build brands for Vietnamese farm produce and created favourable conditions for domestic firms to manufacture agricultural machinery over the last three years, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu said at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

A series of international exhibitions opened on December 4 in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting many foreign and domestic businesses.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai plan to expand and upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha district to facilitate more trade by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat defended his running of the ministry during question-answer National Assembly hearing in Hanoi on November 20.

There is great potential for co-operation in many sectors including agriculture produce processing and garment and textiles between Vietnam and Burkina Faso, delegates said at a business forum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6.

Both nations have committed to promoting agricultural link, especially in high-tech agriculture and seeds.

High-quality agricultural produce and beverages produced in Vietnam are being showcased at an international fair that opened in Cologne city, Germany on October 5.

Although the number of certified new plant varieties every year has increased, many have not been put into large-scale production, according to experts.

Thirteen out of 14 pilot models for vegetable production nationwide have received VietGap certificates as part of the Food and Agricultural Products Quality Development and Control Project (FAPQDCP).

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) should further boost their cooperation considering the two countries’ great potential and numerous similarities to support each other during the process of development.