Vietnam’s export activities pick up

Alain Chevalier, senior technical advisor of the International Trade Centre (ITC) has highly valued Vietnam’s achievements in export activities over the past years. He said Vietnam’s export sector is very dynamic.

Vietnam aims for US$31.5 billion export target

Since the beginning of this year, Vietnam’s export turnover has increased by nearly 19 percent over the same period last year, equivalent to the yearly set target’s average increase, according to the Ministry of Trade (MoT). This is a positive sign for the export market, as input materials and goods supplying sources have been experiencing negative fluctuations.

Handicraft exporters dig Japanese taste

Recent trends in Japanese lifestyles and consumer consumption were discussed in a meeting yesterday between Japanese trade experts and local handicraft businesses in the northern province of Ha Tay, home to several fineart villages.