08-01-2022 22:00
Vietnam’s garment and textile sector has reached the 2021 export target, but is confronted with ever-growing competition from the Asian continent as well as other markets.
08-01-2022 17:40
Seafood exporters surprised in 2021 with a turnover of $8.9 billion, up 6 per cent compared to 2020, but experts and government officials recommend further diversifying targeted export markets and making good use of existing trade agreements.
08-01-2022 15:00
In November 2021 at the COP26 climate summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced Vietnam’s strong commitments in responding to climate change and implementing mechanisms under the Paris Agreement to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. VIR’s Van Nguyen spoke with Dinh Thi Quynh Van, general director of PwC Vietnam, about how the country can successfully carry out its commitments.
30-12-2021 14:28
Many orders, coupled with a strong increase in the demand for fresh fruits from the United States, could be a gold mine for Vietnamese exporters if problems related to the only suitable preservation company were dealt with.
17-12-2021 10:00
Vietnamese rubber exports have reached decent figures, albeit based on lower expectations – and exporters are now hoping that China will soon increase its hunger for their rubber, while at the same time preparing to shift towards new markets to end the long-lasting dependence on the Chinese market.
16-12-2021 17:00
Pepper prices have been skyrocketing to the highest level since 2018 – but with a lack of supply, many pepper growers have put little trust in the black seeds and even reduced plantations to be less dependent on the fluctuating market.
16-12-2021 12:48
Amid its integration into global markets, Vietnam’s government has been emphasising the role of national brands with the Vietnam Value Programme, which will head into its next round in March to select those companies and products that will be further supported in the domestic and overseas markets.
05-12-2021 21:38
Amid Vietnam’s march towards international economic integration, the recognition of national brands that offer the highest quality and the most innovative products plays a crucial role. For the next itineration, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and the secretariat of the Vietnam Value Programme will select the next round’s contenders by the end of March 2022.
02-12-2021 08:00
Vietnam’s timber industry could grow into one of the largest in the region – however, its labour productivity, as well as the number of workers willing to get involved, lack the required push.
25-11-2021 08:48
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries, the Vietnamese Embassy in Norway, the Norwegian Trade Policy Department (Innovation Norway), and other agencies will organise an online trade conference on November 25 to connect Vietnamese and Norwegian businesses and boost bilateral trade.
22-11-2021 16:15
As one of the backbones of Vietnam’s agricultural industry, rubber has been the focus of the government and related stakeholders. Like other industries, the promotion as a national brand is meant to further push the crucial role the industry has for the country.
17-11-2021 12:19
Vietnam’s pottery and ceramics are among its long-standing and proud handicrafts, that look back onto a history of millennia. To further expose these goods to domestic and international customers, the Vietnam Value Programme promotes some of the potters and their brands as national brands.
17-11-2021 09:04
Despite the pandemic-induced economic difficulties, Vietnamese construction material producers have seen a fair share of success, thanks to the efforts of the Vietnam Value Programme and associated agencies and ministries.
16-11-2021 11:21
After the food and beverage (F&B) industry suffered under the blow of the pandemic, growth has been recovering through the last year, thanks to adjustments at enterprises and the promotion efforts of government initiatives like the Vietnam Value Programme.
13-11-2021 08:00
Deeply stuck amid labour and raw material shortages, textile and footwear businesses are being urged to prepare for next season, even if preparations must be executed with lowered capacities