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Divorced women returning from the Republic of Korea attend a bartender class at the Vietnam-Korea Care Centre in Can Tho City (Source: thoidai.com) The first phase of the project 'Vietnam–Korea Joint Care' was launched by the Women’s Association of Can Tho city and the Korea Centre for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) in October, 2016. At a ceremony to mark the end of the project's first phase last week, Duong Tan Hien, Vice Chairman of the Can Tho City People’s Committee, said the project was very meaningful for the Vietnamese women and their Vietnamese-Korean children. It was reported that from 2005 to 2018, more than 75,000 women in the city got married to Korean men but of those, nearly 15,000 got divorced and returned to Vietnam with financial burdens. Additionally, their children who returned to Vietnam faced barriers in attending school and integrating in society. Hien said the project helped prepare women for marriage with Korean men and helped … [Read more...] about Assistance offered to Vietnamese women married to Koreans

  Food products of Việt Nam on display at the Foodex Japan 2019 expo this year in Chiba Province, Japan. — VGP Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese products have entered over 200 markets around the world including markets with strict import regulations and standards such as the EU, Japan, South Korea and the US, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Việt Nam has also quickly improved its ranking among export economies. The country jumped 24 places to rank 26th among the world’s largest exporters last year from 50th place in 2007. In 2007, Việt Nam had only 14 markets with export-import turnover value exceeding US$1 billion, with the only $10 billion market being the US. By the end of the last year, the country had four $10 billion markets and 31 markets with $1 billion in export-import turnover. In addition, Vietnamese products have found their way into markets in different parts around the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese products enter 200 markets around the world

Vietnam’s exports have enjoyed significant expansion in terms of market scale and commodity structure, thereby making an outstanding contribution to the growth of the country’s export turnover. The country has made rapid improvements in its position in the world’s rankings for exports, rising from 50th place in 2007 to 26th position in 2018. With regard to the overall scale of export market, back in 2007, the Southeast Asian nation saw only 14 of its export markets earn a turnover of over US$1 billion, with the US being the only destination to reach over US$10 billion. By 2018, this figure had grown exponentially, with the country enjoying 31 export markets with an annual turnover of over US$1 billion, of which four markets stood at over US$10 billion. During the first 10 months of the year, the US remained as the nation’s largest export market. This is primarily attributable to the policy of diversifying markets with increased exports to China, ASEAN, Japan, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese goods enjoy market share in 200 countries worldwide

Vietnamese steel manufacturers must be transparent about the origin of their products when exporting to all markets, experts say. The US Department of Commerce has imposed a high tax rate of 456.23 percent on some kinds of steel imported from Vietnam using materials from South Korea and Taiwan. This is the highest duty the US has ever imposed on Vietnam’s steel exports. Over many years, the steel industry has faced many trade remedy lawsuits. China, which is witnessing an oversupply, has tried every possible way to boost exports and appropriate the world market. This raises a big concern to the US. Meanwhile, the US, reasoning that Vietnam’s products use Chinese materials, has imposed high taxes on imports from Vietnam. Vietnamese steel manufacturers rely heavily on materials from China. Mai Lan  Vietnam steel not affected much by US taxation: experts The US’s latest decision on imposing tariffs on more than 400 percent of steel imports from Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnamese origin of steel products needs to be transparent

Assessing the buying demand for agricultural products and processed food of foreign distributors, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, deputy director of the Export Promotion Center under the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that from November 13 to 16, importers from the US, Russia and South Korea and purchasing corporations, domestic and foreign supermarket chains, such as Walmart, Vinmart, CJ Freshwasy, CJ Cau Tre, Lotte, Big C Vietnam, Aeon, Haro, Satra, Saigon Co.op and Vietsway will be present in Ho Chi Minh City, seeking for opportunities to buy goods from more than 300 local farm produce, food and foodstuffs manufacturers. Statistics by the Ministry of Industry and Trade showed that in the trade promotion program in 2018 for farm produce and food processing sector, these aforesaid distribution channels carried out more than 800 direct transaction and more than 30 trade meetings on specific products in food and beverage sector. There were … [Read more...] about Vietnamese products attract foreign distribution channels