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Shrimp exports a bright spot during the pandemic

Vietnam’s shrimp exports to the US market reached US$435.2 million, up nearly 33% over the same period last year. The US market is expected to pull Vietnamese shrimp to export positively this year.

Garment sector poised to grasp EVFTA opportunities for higher exports

As a means of compensating for a drop in export orders due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, several local textile and garment businesses are striving to seize upon opportunities brought about by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Over 7,200 C/Os issued in first month of implementation of EVFTA

More than 7,200 sets of certificates of origin (C/O) of the EUR.1 form were granted to Vietnamese products worth a total of US$277 million, allowing them to export to 28 EU countries, a month since the coming into effect of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Vietnam’s economic success story attributed to effective FDI attraction

Vietnam has become one of the world’s fastest growing economies since the country first opened up to foreign trade and investment more than three decades ago, with GDP last year being 12.5 times higher than in 2001 and growth averaging 7.26 percent from 2001 to 2010.

Vietnam urged to join global value chain through EVFTA

The Government should provide additional assistance in reducing costs and simplifying administrative procedures to help local firms get more involved in the global value chain and therefore make the most of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), insiders believe.