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Vietnam's birds nest exports are expected to swell in the coming years.

The recently-signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will create opportunities for Vietnam’s agricultural products to extend their reach in the region and the world, experts have said.

Ho Chi Minh City sets a target of 5 percent industrial growth in 2021 and its four key sectors expanding by at least 6.7 percent, according to its Department of Industry and Trade.

Handicrafts are identified as one of the product groups with great export potential and high-profit margin that Vietnam needs to boost in the future.

More than 200 policymakers, scientists, and representatives from agribusinesses and cooperatives have attended a conference to review the “One Commune, One Product (OCOP)” programme in Hanoi from 2018 – 2020.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to present the Vietnam National Quality Awards 2020 to 61 enterprises, with 21 receiving the golden prize.

Five exhibitions - the Vietnam International Machinery Fair, Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair, Vietnam International Retailtech and Franchise Show, Vietnam International Premium Products Fair, and Vietnam International Maternity Baby and Kids Fair - opened in HCM City on December 17.

Thanks to trade promotion activities, export markets of Vietnam have been expanded from 72 countries and territories in 2009 to 180 in 2019.

HDBank is offering confirmation for letters of credit issued by foreign banks within the framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Trade Finance Programme, becoming one of the few banks in Vietnam to provide the service through the ADB programme.

Indigenous technologies are key to facilitating the country’s digital transformation and the widespread adoption of technologies, according to experts.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada in coordination with the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council on December 3 held a webinar on “Vietnam – Canada Trade in CPTPP: Ways Forward and Recommendations for the Post-COVID Era”, bringing together about 70 delegates from both sides.

Vietnam sustained an export growth rate of over 5 percent during the last 11 months, helping the trade surplus hit a record that almost doubled the figure in the same period of 2019.

The sugar industry is facing many challenges and unfair competition from imported and smuggled goods, experts told a conference held in Hanoi on December 1.

Enhancing fishery cooperation between Vietnam and India was the theme of the opening session of the online fisheries expo and conference which is taking place with the theme of 'FISH MART' from November 24 to 30.

Vietnam has encouraged the development of hi-tech agriculture with a view to making breakthroughs in farming productivity and improving the competitive edge of agricultural products in both the domestic and foreign markets, according to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac.

The Prime Minister on November 20 signed Decision No.1881/QD-TTg approving the national industrial encouragement programme for the 2021-2025 period.

Support industries for machinery manufacturing, electronics, and deep processing are forecast to attract greater foreign investment in the years to come, according to insiders.

Firms should attach greater attention to building their brands to enhance competitiveness in the context of rapid global integration as Vietnam has few globally-recognised brands.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc appeared before the National Assembly on November 10 to answer queries from deputies regarding various matters of importance.

HCM City’s industrial production index (IPI) from January to October declined 4.7 percent from the same period last year in the wake of COVID-19, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.