This is an important basis for affirming the capacity of Vietnam’s seaports and creates a premise for shipping lines to use the country’s seaports as important links in global shipping chains. Vietnam’s seaport infrastructure has been increasingly developed in recent times, contributing to improving service quality and competitiveness. The country enjoyed a trade surplus of 3.6 billion USD in the opening month of 2023, according to the General Statistics Office. The US remained the biggest importer of Vietnamese goods in January, with revenue of some 7.6 billion USD, while China was the biggest exporter to Vietnam, with 8.1 billion USD. In 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sets a target of a 6% rise in goods export revenue, with trade surplus maintained./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks 2nd in Asia in two-way trade by sea with US
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Greater efforts aim to remove Vietnam from IUU fishing warning
Phan Thi Hue, head of the Legal Inspection Department under the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries, noted that the EC will not try to remove the ‘yellow card’ regarding the detection of fishing vessels encroaching in foreign waters. An EC report in May warned that it is likely to impose ‘a red card’ on Vietnamese seafood in the event that violations on fishing regulations are not handled in a quick manner. The EC has therefore highlighted Vietnamese determination and efforts to gradually reduce the number of fishing vessels violating regulations regarding IUU fishing in foreign waters located in the Pacific region. It also spoke highly of the country’s goodwill, co-operation, transparency, and honesty in providing information about the fishing vessel database, as well as issuing a legal framework in line with international standards towards sustainable and responsible fishery management and international integration. Despite this, IUU inspection missions to several localities … [Read more...] about Greater efforts aim to remove Vietnam from IUU fishing warning
Vietnam’s economy continues to gain traction: HSBC
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - HSBC experts have predicted that Vietnam's economy will continue to gain traction, despite a less rosy external picture. According to the bank, Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 17% in exports in the first six months of 2022, but it will be hard for overseas shipments to meet expectations in the last half of the year. In its "Vietnam at a glance" report released on August 17, the bank said that after impressive export growth in the first half of 2022, a slower-than-expected pace was recorded at the start of the second half. The main cause is a growth slowdown in the electronics industry, especially mobile phones. Samsung's second-quarter results show that demand for consumer electronics is weakening, affecting the smartphone, TV, and other segments. While textile, garment and footwear exports rose sharply, by 30% from a year earlier, the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association forecast the amount ordered … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s economy continues to gain traction: HSBC
Vietnam targets over 5 billion USD in fruit export turnover by 2025
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s fruit export turnover is expected to top 5 billion USD by 2025 and about 6.5 billion USD by 2030. fruit trees , including dragon fruit, mango, banana, litchi, longan, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, rambutan, durian, jackfruit, passion fruit, avocado, and custard apple. planting area of fruit trees nationwide to 1.2 million by 2025 and 1.3 million by in 2030, with respective yields of 14 million tonnes and 16 million tonnes. export turnover in the first eight months of 2022, reaching nearly 463 million USD. It was followed by banana and durian with 237 million USD and 158 million USD, respectively./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam targets over 5 billion USD in fruit export turnover by 2025
Vietnam’s rice increasingly preferred in UK
Consumers in the UK have been increasingly keen on Vietnam’s rice, especially after ST25 was honored as the best rice variety in the world in 2019, Nguyen Canh Cuong, trade counselor at the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. UK companies have paid much attention to Vietnam’s rice due to a higher demand in their country and incentives in the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). In particular, the UK has waived the import tariff on Vietnam’s fragrant rice instead of imposing a 17.4-percent tax rate as earlier. Vietnam’s rice value on the rise According to statistics from the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK, the European country’s rice imports from Vietnam rose in 2020 and 2021. In 2020, before the UKVFTA took effect, Vietnam’s rice exports to the UK surged to some 3,400 metric tons worth US$2.67 million from nearly 1,300 metric tons in the previous year. Vietnam’s rice exports to the UK fell 20 percent in volume but inched up four percent … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s rice increasingly preferred in UK
Property loans in Vietnam top $51bn in 2022
As of the end of last year, the total outstanding loans for real estate projects in Vietnam hit over VND1,200 trillion (US$51.5 billion), according to the Ministry of Construction. Property enterprises borrowed some VND800 trillion ($34.1 billion) from banks and issued bonds worth roughly VND419 trillion ($17.9 billion) via private placement. In particular, banks offered loans worth about VND180.7 trillion ($7.7 billion) for urban area and housing projects in 2022, or 22.8 percent of the total loans for the real estate sector. In addition, loans for office for lease projects and industrial and export processing zones stood at more than VND41.8 trillion ($1.8 billion) and VND40.1 trillion ($1.7 billion), respectively. Meanwhile, investors of tourist site and resort projects asked for loans of nearly VND32.7 trillion ($1.4 billion). The figures were over VND57.5 trillion ($2.45 billion) for restaurant and hotel projects, VND144.2 trillion ($6.1 billion) for projects to build … [Read more...] about Property loans in Vietnam top $51bn in 2022
Durian prices surge as demand from China jumps
Khang, a durian trader in the southern city of Can Tho, said that he has not been able to buy enough quantity to sell to domestic buyers, as farmers are only willing to sell at high prices. "In Can Tho, one kilogram costs VND150,000 but there is little supply," said Khang. "This price level is uncommonly high." Hanh, a trader in Tien Giang who sells to Chinese buyers, said that she has been busy going to farms and paying high rates. She says she is even willing to pay commissions to those who introduce her to new farms. Local farmers say that durian prices in southern Tien Giang province range from VND120,000 to VND190,000, a triple increase year-on-year. Traders sell to Chinese buyers at even higher prices, from VND170,000 to VND290,000. They say that demand from China has surged several times from previous years. Traders need to gather hundreds of tons each day to deliver to China but supply can only meet 30% to 50% of their needs. Linh in Tien Giang can buy only around … [Read more...] about Durian prices surge as demand from China jumps
Vietnam upholds antidumping tariff on Chinese steel imports
Illustrative image. Photo: VNA The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has recently issued Decision No. 132/QD-BTC on the continuation of anti-dumping measures for certain imported cold-rolled (cold-pressed) steel coils or sheets from China. In accordance with Decision No. 3390/QD-BCT issued by MoIT on December 21, 2020, the anti-dumping tax rate for Chinese cold-rolled steel goods remains constant. According to this ruling, Chinese cold-rolled steel is subject to anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 4.43 per cent to 25.22 per cent, depending on the individual manufacturers and exporters. Prior to September 3, 2019, many local steel manufacturing companies filed dossiers demanding anti-dumping investigations for a variety of Chinese steel goods imported into Vietnam. The MoIT has decided to investigate the issue in line with the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Foreign Trade Management Law (FTML), and other applicable … [Read more...] about Vietnam upholds antidumping tariff on Chinese steel imports
Water resources prepared for winter-spring rice crop
A number of localities in the northern midland and Red River Delta regions have completed the preparation of water resources for the 2022-2023 winter-spring rice crop . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A number of localities in the northern midland and Red River Delta regions have completed the preparation of water resources for the 2022-2023 winter-spring rice crop, according to the Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development . Apart from Ha Nam province, where the work has been done, other localities in the regions like Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen and Hanoi are also almost ready for the cultivation of the winter-spring rice crop. As of 4pm on February 4, the area of land provided with water reached 427,134 ha, making up 85.7% of the total area, the department reported. The department has asked the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development in cities and … [Read more...] about Water resources prepared for winter-spring rice crop
PM asks north-central, central coastal regions to create development breakthroughs
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the north-central and central coastal regions to create more breakthroughs in development to match their potential and advantages while addressing a conference in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, on February 5. The conference touched upon the implementation of the Government’s action plan to materialise the Politburo’s Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW dated November 3, 2022 on orientations for socio-economic development and national defence and security in the two regions by 2030 with a vision towards 2045. It was also intended to promote investment in the regions with the theme of “Linkage - Breakthroughs from maritime economy - Rapid, sustainable development.” The regions hold strategic positions and roles of special significance in terms of economy, especially maritime economy, politics, culture, social affairs, environment, external relations, … [Read more...] about PM asks north-central, central coastal regions to create development breakthroughs