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The volume of coffee exports from Laos has decreased over the past couple of years due to a slump in coffee prices on the world market, according to the Lao Coffee Association (LCA).

The northern province of Phu Tho is devising measures to realise its export target of 1.3 billion USD by 2020, up 12 percent annually.

Vietnam's rice exports this year excluding border trade are expected to remain at last year's 6.5 million tonnes, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

Building production and logistics chains is one of the solutions proposed by a provincial official in the Mekong Delta in order to create breakthroughs in agricultural development.

Philippines’ exports stood at 5.1 billion USD in November 2015, a slight drop of 1.1 percent from the same period in 2014.

Export turnover for the southern province of Dong Nai, in 2016 is likely to enjoy a boost of 10 percent compared to 2015.

Vietnam's wood industry is expected to gain a total export value of wood and wooden products of 7.7 billion USD for this year, higher than 7.1 billion USD in 2015.

HSBC maintains its 2016 GDP forecast of 6.7 percent year-on-year for Vietnam as the dual engine of domestic demand and exports are expected to stay strong.

Thai Ministry of Commerce on January 4 projected that national shipments to foreign countries will grow 5 percent in 2016 after years of contraction.

Vietnam has set goals for GDP to grow by 6.5-7 percent and inflation to be kept at around 5-7 percent in the next five years, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.

Ho Chi Minh City collected nearly 280 trillion VND (12.6 billion USD) to the local budget in 2015, surpassing the yearly estimate by 5.04 percent and posting an annual increase of 10.7 percent.

Vietnam grossed 2.2 billion USD from selling fruits and vegetable abroad, a record yearly increase of 47 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

The remarkable achievements that Hanoi has gained in 2015 creates a good premise for the capital to make new progress in 2016.

The forestry sector will focus on promoting the sustainable management and certification of forests in the coming years, according to Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

The country's seafood exports fell to an estimated 6.72 billion USD in 2015, down 14.3 percent over 2014 and 10.4 percent compared with this year's target.

Southern Ben Tre province earned 737 million USD from shipping aboard coconut products over the past five year, accounting for 30 percent of its total export revenue.

Vietnam is likely to rake in 7 billion USD from exporting wood and wood-based products in 2015, up 500 million USD against 2014.

Vietnam's exports, especially agro-forestry and fisheries, will face difficulties in 2016 if the country does not drastically restructure the industry.

Vietnam remains to be in top five of the world’s largest apparel exporters by raking in 28 billion USD from shipping garment products to foreign countries in 2015.

Vietnam’s economy has started to thrive while most of Asian economies is slowing economically and moving towards consumer-led growth, the Standards & Poor (S&P) fund said in its recent report.