VIETRADE – There are 20 commodity groups earning export value of over US$1 billion in the first eight months of this year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs has estimated.

VIETRADE – Domestic textile and garment sector had attracted US$5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between 2012 and 2016, statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency revealed.

VIETRADE - Despite difficulties in exporting agricultural products, Vietnam’s export of vegetables and fruits continues to make a breakthrough. Currently, Vietnamese vegetables and fruits have been present in many countries and territories in Asia, Europe, America, including a number of famous markets with high quality requirements such as the US, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, etc.

VIETRADE - According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam, export turnover of agro, forestry and fishery products is estimated at 2.97 billion USD in June 2017, bringing the total export turnover of the first six months to 17.1 billion USD, up 13.1% in comparison to the same period of 2016.

VIETRADE - Prospects for exporting furniture to the EU this year are good. That is the judgment that experts give out at the seminar “Improvement of furniture and handicrafts exports to the EU market” co-organized by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) and Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Hochiminh City (HAWA) on June 13^th, 2017 in Hochiminh City.

VIETRADE – Exports of saltwater fish are expected to touch US$8 billion by 2020, according to the Viet Nam Seaculture Association.

VIETRADE – Vietnam's rubber industry is speeding up trade promotion with top priority given to joining trade fairs and exhibitions despite challenges it has encountered due to the world rubber market’s sluggish recovery and slow growth of the domestic market.

VIETRADE – The domestic textile and garment industry might have a chance to archive its export target set for this year despite numerous challenges it has encountered in exporting to several key markets such as the US and the EU, experts have said.