The General Department of Vietnam Customs has asked relevant parties to boost the exportation of agricultural products by rail, especially across the northern border, in response to overloaded land transport and soaring costs.
A workshop discussing opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to increase export of agricultural and aquatic products to Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Vietnam Trade Office in Russia and the Russian trade representative office in Vietnam, on November 2 in Hanoi.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Industry and Trade co-organised a seminar on promoting the export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables to the European Union (EU) both online and offline.
The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan will jointly organise an online conference on June 2 to promote connections in a bid to increase the export of Vietnamese farm produce to Japan.
The recent signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which is expected to take effect from early 2020, has opened the door wider for Vietnamese farm produce to make inroads into the more than 500-million people strong market.
Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) offered their advice to Vietnamese farm producers on how to get their products into the RoK market, which has a high demand for agricultural products, at a forum in HCM City on August 29.
The People’s Committee of northwestern Son La province held a conference in the northern border province of Lang Son on June 18 to promote the export of its safe farm produce to China.
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.
Moc Chau district, Son La province, boasts prominent advantages in its soil and climate. The district has focused on producing high quality agro-products for exports in recent years.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Israel hosted a get-together in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on August 28 to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (Sept. 2) and the 25th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties (July 12).
Vietnam and Thailand agreed on some measures to remove difficulties for businesses in carrying out trade activities at the third meeting of their joint trade committee in Hanoi on August 3.
Central Highland provinces are expanding the cultivation of long-term industrial crops to promote socio-economic development and improve the living standards of ethnic minority people.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become the second largest export market for agricultural and livestock products from the Republic of Korea (RoK) last year as the country's trade with China was hit by a diplomatic row, according to a report by the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested stronger and more practical administrative reform from the grassroots to central level during the June government meeting in Hanoi on July 3.
Canada expects to sell more quality and safe farm produce to Vietnam where the middle class is growing fast, it was stated by Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence Macaulay.
Vietnamese and European businesses have shared their information about food safety standards and opportunities for farm produce and beverage products to enter in each other’s market.
The ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Industry and Trade co-hosted a seminar on February 18 to discuss ways to further promote the export of farm produce to foreign markets.
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