Exports with good growth included garment-textile which brought in 711 million USD, followed by machinery-equipment-component (612 million USD), and means of transport and spare part (396 million USD). The business mission came to HCM City as part of the EU Business Avenues in South East Asia programme (EUBA) to help SMEs tap business opportunities in the fast-growing region. Tom Corrie, deputy head of the co-operation and development section at the EU Delegation to Viet Nam, said it is now an interesting time to do business in Viet Nam. Woodchip exports tumble, numerous difficulties remainWoodchip exports in the first five months of 2016 were posted at 248 million USD, compared to 430 million USD during the same period last year, a fall blamed on multiple difficulties. The export prices of squid and octopuses of Viet Nam to Japan averaged US$6.4-$7.06 per kilogram in the period.

Source: VietNamNet News July 16, 2016 07:18 UTC