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Vietnamese seafood exporters not too worried about COVID-19

29/02/2020

Seafood exporters in Vietnam are not too worried though import demand for their products has taken a hit due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Shrimp exports features positive signals

29/02/2020

After a period of steady growth, in 2019, Vietnam's shrimp export value was only US$ 3.36 billion, down 5.4% compared to 2018. However, the prospects for shrimp exports in 2020 are quite bright, with positive signals from big markets and some emerging markets.

Diversifying markets – solution to boost fruit, vegetable exports

29/02/2020

Actively seeking new potential markets while maintaining foothold in traditional ones is a solution to help the agricultural sector keep its growth momentum and raise export value, experts said at a forum for exporters of fruit and vegetable held in HCM City on February 27.

India made final anti-dumping determination on aluminium and zinc coated flat products from Vietnam, Korea and China

29/02/2020

The Commerce Department of India last week announced its final determination on its antidumping investigation into imports of aluminium and zinc coated flat products from Vietnam, South Korea and China.

Room for Vietnam-US farm produce trade remains huge: roundtable

27/02/2020

Vietnam and the US still hold huge potential for cooperation in farm produce trade, and the two countries should not compete in trade but supplement each other, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh has said.

Coronavirus outbreak hits Vietnam’s timber sector

27/02/2020

Vietnam exported nearly $1 billion worth of timber products to China in 2019, but the trade faces a steep decline as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. There were 93 Chinese-owned companies operating in Vietnam’s timber product export sector in 2019. Only 16 confirmed COVID-19 infections have been reported in Vietnam, but the economic fallout of the outbreak will be immense.

Vietnam should have agriculture information center to understand market: experts

27/02/2020

Because Coronavirus has developed complicatedly, exports of Vietnamese agricultural products faced difficulties. The agriculture sector even bumped into challenges in domestic consumption. According to experts, the sector should build an agriculture information center to research supply-demand of farm products.

Tough for Vietnamese firms to follow EVFTA rules of origin

27/02/2020

Though Vietnamese textile and garment firms are aware of the opportunities the European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) offers to expand export markets, they are facing difficulties in complying with the rules of origin. Though the ministry of planning and investment hopes the sector’s export turnover to the EU will increase by 81 per cent, firms are sceptical.