PANO - The Commercial Promotion Department, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, held a seminar "Export cooperation to Middle East and African markets: Opportunities and Remarks" in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20th. In 2010, Vietnam exported to the Middle East many products such as seafood, mobile phones, garment, footwear, rice and coffee. In particular, the bilateral trade turnover reached over US$ 3.3 billion. In the African market, in 2010, Vietnam also gained export values of US$ 1.8 billion and it is expected that the bilateral turnover will increase to US$ 3.1 billion this year. In addition, at the seminar the delegates also discussed ways to promote export activities to the two markets and recommended domestic businesses to be cautious about dealing online accusingly. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Vietnam export-import turnover increases with Middle Eastern and African markets
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Vietnam exports fresh tuna to 60 countries
Vietnam exported fresh tuna to 60 countries around the world, of which the US, Japan and Australia are the largest importers. Reports released at the conference entitled, "Management, Exploitation and Consumption of Ocean Tuna," in the central coastal city of Nha Trang on August 1, said that Vietnam earned more than US$52 million from exporting more than 19,000 tonnes of tuna in the first half of the year. According to recent studies by the Ministry of Fisheries, Vietnamese waters have a reserve of around 45,000 tonnes of tuna, with total catches hitting 17,000 tonnes per year. However, only 30-50 percent of the country's tuna volume qualifies for export. This was attributed to inadequate and poor quality processing and preservation of facilities and techniques. At present, the three central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa are home to almost 1,600 of the 1,670 country's tuna vessels. … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports fresh tuna to 60 countries
Vietnam exports more than 7.1 million tonnes of rice
Vietnam's exported rice volume so far this year has equalled that of the wholeyear of 2011. Currently, the country ranks as the world's largest riceexporter, followed by Indiaand Thailand. … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports more than 7.1 million tonnes of rice
Vietnam exports 3.6 million tons of rice
Vietnam exports 3.6 million tons of rice By Ngoc Lan - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI - Vietnam has exported around 3.6 million tons of rice during the first six months of this year, said Vietnam Food Association, or VFA. Some localities said the country's commercial rice volume in 2009 is around five million tons, one million tons higher than earlier projected, due to bumping harvests last year. Domestic exporters are envisaged to consume the rice volume within the rest of this year. VFA said that local enterprises till the end of this month are keeping a rice stockpile of over 700,000 tons. The companies will have to buy just 700,000 tons more to achieve this year's export target of five million tons. VFA suggested exporters to update information of local and foreign markets to ensure rice export management and purchase of rice from farmers following the Government's policy. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade warned that Thailand and India may offload a huge volume of rice … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports 3.6 million tons of rice
Vietnam exports 45,000 laborers
Vietnam exports 45,000 laborersBy Thanh Thuong - The Saigon Times DailyHCMC – Vietnam exported over 45,000 workers to overseas markets during the first eight months of 2009, around 50% of the year’s target, according to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.The ministry will focus on Libya, the Middle East and Taiwan over the rest of the year. The nation had targeted to send skilled workers to the U.S. and the EU but the plan is hard to realize given the current crisis, Quynh said. … [Read more...] about Vietnam exports 45,000 laborers