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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.

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 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.

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’s engagement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will benefit her export businesses, President and CEO of the Asia-Pacific Foundation Stewart Beck said.

Algerian businesses have been updated on Vietnam’s prestigious export firms, export-import related regulations and business opportunities at a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru.

Vietnamese export firms have mixed feelings, both happy and worried, about business prospects for this year.