With 15.8 percent growth in the first five months of this year to 93.09 billion USD, achieving export growth target of more than 10 percent for the whole year is feasible.
Dragon fruits have dominated Vietnamese fruit exports in the first four months of 2018 with total exports reaching 427 million USD, a year-on-year increase of 9 percent.
An increasing number of consumers are buying fresh food online, according to the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade.
With strong support from authorities, cooperatives in Ho Chi Minh City have developed strongly and are making efforts to expand their trade on agricultural products even into international markets.
The southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City has set the target of achieving 6.82 – 9.06 percent growth in the total retail and consumer services from 2026-2030.
Many private pre-schools in Hanoi are open and operating illegally regardless of regular inspections conducted by the city’s education authority.
Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan listened to opinions and proposals on various issues raised by voters in My Khanh commune, Phong Dien district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Vietnam pledges coordination with and hopes to receive further support from the World Bank (WB) and other partners to improve food hygiene and safety, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at an online conference held in Hanoi on April 18.
As a country where agriculture takes up most national production, Vietnam has great potential for agro-tourism. Yet the potential remains untapped with no legal framework available for its development
The southern province of Long An has increased supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City under the 2016-2020 socio-economic cooperation agreement with the city.
A symposium on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Global Trade was held in Hanoi on March 30 within the framework of the first-ever GMS Business Summit initiated by Vietnam to boost open trade,
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has asked six departments and sectors to work with local authorities to re-examine the area for swallow nest farming in residential localities.
The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14 to help Japanese enterprises solve difficulties and challenges facing them in food import-export and business activities in Vietnam.
Australia will cut 90 percent of import tariff lines in 2018 and 100 percent of them in 2020 under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement roadmap, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Prices of essential products in traditional markets returned to normal on the fourth and fifth days of the lunar year (February 19-20) after increases few days before the Tet holiday which lasted from February 14-20.
The Government has said it is determined to assist food and beverage importers and producers by allowing businesses to make self declarations instead of being constantly watchdogged by officials.
A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 26 to seek ways to enhance trade between the city and Laos, and to connect businesses from the two sides.
Confectionery maker Mondelez Kinh Do has announced plans to launch more than 40 new products for the Tet (Lunar New Year) next month.
