Vietnam’s seafood exports to China are expected to rise in the second half of this year to reach the 1.2 billion USD target for the whole of this year as China’s seafood demand is on the rise, and the escalating US-China trade tension is likely to create as an opportunity for Vietnamese exporters to increase their market share in China.
Some 500 tonnes of dragon fruits from the southern province of Binh Thuan are expected to be sold at Big C supermarket and GO! Market chains in the northern region from July 7-14.
Vietnamese enterprises must develop globally competitive brands if they want to succeed internationally, speakers said at a conference on domestic trademarks held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.
A conference to seek methods towards boosting rice trade cooperation between Vietnam and China was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 9.
Vietnamese businesses and farmers face various challenges in exporting farm produce to China, which is shifting from unofficial channels to official ones.
Fruit and vegetable export turnover experienced a year on year fall of 9.3 percent to 879 million USD in the first quarter of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.
Vietnamese businesses have been urged to change their production and export methods to boost shipments to China – a big but increasingly demanding market for agricultural imports.
Vietnam has great potential in farming swifts for their edible nests, but authorities should make clear zoning plans and regulations related to quality standards, farming and processing, delegates told a forum in HCM City on March 26.
Vietnam’s tra fish exports face an array of difficulties and challenges on the path to achieving this year’s export revenue target of more than 2 billion USD, including high anti-dumping duties, technical barriers and unhealthy competition.
Local media reported on December 14 that the number of illegal foreign workers in Malaysia have reduced drastically thanks to the Immigration Department’s rehiring and resettlement of illegal immigrants programme.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has ordered ministries to constantly review laws and regulations on trading to consolidate the legal framework for the fight against fake goods.
Exports of cassava and cassava-based products have declined significantly this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Ministry of Health issued a public warning on December 21 regarding the so-called imported vaccine, whose origin and quality it was not able to verify.
Vietnam has absolute sovereignty over the border area of Dak Dam in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, which is contiguous with the Cambodian province of Mondulkiri, a spokesman said.
Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports reached 629 million USD in the
first five months of this year, soaring 17.8 percent in turnover
compared to the same period last year.
A representative of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in Ho Chi Minh City
said on May 14 the central bank would inject gold into the market
through auctions if demand increases in the coming days, according to a
local newspaper.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has allowed domestic companies to
export sugar with large volumes in an attempt to reduce the record high
inventories of 450,000 tonnes.
The national rubber industry is upbeat
about export prospects in coming years, but experts are calling for a
strategy to reduce over-reliance on a single market in the long run.
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