Vietnam to earn US$38 billion from exports in 2006

In 2005, the trade sector significantly contributed to the country’s socio economic development achievements by boosting exports and developing markets to meet people’s increasing consumption demands.

HCM City boosts exports

In 2005, Ho Chi Minh City has carried out seven key programmes including trade promotion, investment promotion, providing information, supporting enterprises to increase their competitiveness, studying and developing representative offices abroad, training of personnel for trade and investment promotion centre and promoting co-operation between ministries, agencies, sectors associations with enterprises and businessmen to strengthen promotion to key markets.

Handicraft exports target $660mil by 2010

Vietnam's handicraft sector is aiming for an annual export turnover of US$660mil by 2010, according the 2006-10 development plan recently issued by the Ministry of Industry's Local Industry Department.