US continues to be key export market for VietnamThe United States has maintained its leading position as Viet Nam’s largest export market having spent US$21.6 billion on Vietnamese products in the first half of the year, accounting for 19 per cent of the country’s total export value as of July 15. Dragon fruit is one of many Vietnamese products being exported to the US. However, the US has strict standards that require Vietnamese export businesses to improve their capacity and take the initiative to cooperate and build new supply chains. Its trade remedies such as anti-dumping were being applied strictly so that Vietnamese businesses must grow to promote their products in the market. He said the US business community was looking at the Vietnamese market due to the country’s population, growth rate and economic reforms.