VGP – The forestry sector saw a year-on-year growth of over 5% and was expected to earn US$ 11.3% of export turnover in 2019, said Permanent Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan. 

VGP – 93% of enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) expressed satisfaction with their investment in Viet Nam, according to the recent survey of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). 

VGP – The World Bank forecasts Viet Nam’s GDP growth of around 6.5% over the next few years and the nation’s economic fundamentals appear robust. 

VGP - Cashew nut exports to China surged despite a decline in shipments of many agricultural products to this neighbouring market, according to the General Customs of Viet Nam.

VGP - The 2019 Viet Nam International Machinery Fair and 2019 Viet Nam Supporting Industry Fair are taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

VGP – Overseas shipment of fruits and vegetables valued US$ 381 million in November and was estimated at US$ 3.5 billion, representing a year-on-year decline of 0.6%, the Department of Agro-product Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

VGP – Viet Nam-Israel trade value hit approximately US$899 million over the recent 11 months of 2019, of which Viet Nam enjoyed the trade surplus of US$401 million, according to the Viet Nam Trade Representative in Israel on December 3. 

VGP – Viet Nam gained US$9.45 billion from exporting timber and wooden products over the recent 11 months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 17.2%, of which US$6.8 billion earned from exporting wooden products, up 20.6%, according to the import-export department, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

VGP – The garment sector in 2019 is expected to grow 7.55% against the previous year, gaining the expected export value of US$39 billion (US$1 billion lower than the target set for the year), said President of the Viet Nam Textile and Apprarel Association (VITAS) Vu Duc Giang.