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A conference to link buyers and sellers of goods in Ho Chi Minh City and 45 other cities and provinces opened in the city on September 26.

Hanoi Gift Show 2019 will feature 650 booths of handicraft products, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade announced at a press conference on July 31.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang earned over 275 million USD in export revenue in the first half of the year, lagging behind the set target, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

The import-export turnover through the Lao Cai International Border Gate on the Vietnam-China border reached 919 million USD in the first six months of 2019, a decrease of 6.77 percent year on year.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to put pressure on Vietnamese enterprises to increase their competitiveness in order to make inroads into the European market.

Malaysia is one of the export markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holding the most potential for Vietnam, especially for agricultural products, seafood, foodstuff, and beverages, experts noted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

Although long vaThecations might affect production and business activities, many business associations still propose maintain the regulation of allowing workers to have paid days off for Tet holiday.

An international deepwater container port was put into operation at Nghi Son International Port in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on May 8.

Vietnam was looking for measures to expand rice exports to China after witnessing a fall in export volume to the market since 2018.

The poor logistics services in the Mekong Delta have pushed up the costs of export goods, especially farm produce, and caused great losses to export firms, it was reported at a workshop in Can Tho city on April 23.

Vietnam attaches importance to developing multi-faceted relations and cooperation with Gambia, especially in areas both countries are interested in, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Gambia Pham Quoc Tru.

The banking sector pledged to meet the capital demand for production and business, especially in five prioritised sectors, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu said at a conference connecting enterprises and banks in Hanoi on April 16.

The “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) international fair will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City from April 17-20, with a wide range of excellent handicraft products on display.

Shrimp enterprises should seek ways to increase competitiveness to realise the sector’s export target of 4.2 billion USD in 2019, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The domestic agricultural sector is working to raise the quality and value of Vietnamese coffee given that coffee export turnover has yet to match the volume.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

A few years ago, Samsung, a world-leading electronics company, encouraged local Vietnamese firms to produce spare parts for its factories.

In 2019, Vietnam’s wood and forestry industry aims to gross 10.5 billion USD in exports, up 1.2 billion USD compared to the previous year.

Up to 70 percent of the 3,000 import-export firms polled nationwide said they want simpler administrative procedures, as reported at a conference in Hanoi on January 8.

The Government’s recently-issued Decree No.107 has mostly received a warm welcome from rice exporters as its provisions enable them to improve their competitive edge and expand export markets.