During a teleconference on farm produce trade between Vietnam and Chinese's Guangdong held by VIETRADE on September 16, Tai described China as among Vietnam’s top important economic partners. In the first seven months of this year, two-way trade hit US$28.8 billion, up 24.6% annually despite Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese food and farm produce have gained popularity in the Chinese market thanks to their quality and improved supplies.

He said there remains room to boost export of farm produce to China and Guangdong in particular given the huge demand.

The Trade Consul at the Vietnamese Consulate General in Guangzhou Nguyen Duy Phu said Guangdong has a population of about 120 million people, a gross domestic product of nearly US$1.6 trillion and foreign trade turnover of around US$1.1 trillion in 2020, showing the locality's huge potential as a market for Vietnamese goods.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Guangdong reached US$41 billion in 2020, or 20-21% of total trade between the two nations. Of the figure, Vietnam’s exports were worth US%21 billion.

Phu suggested domestic firms seek commercial trustees as many major partners in Guangdong do not directly import goods but via trust services, particularly those exporting across the land border.

Vietnamese farm produce promoted in ROK

Vietnamese agricultural products have been introduced to consumers in the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the Import Goods Fair (IGF) 2021 that is taking place in Seoul from July 22-24.

Over 9,000 tonnes of farm produce consumed on e-commerce platforms

(BGO) – More than 9,000 tonnes of farm produce in the northern province of Bac Giang have been sold on e-commerce platforms including over 7,000 tonnes of lychee and various OCOP products of Ven village tea, Chu rice noodle, corn wine, herbal mushroom..., 1,000 fold increase comparing to the figure last year, said Tran Quang Tan, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT).

Cooperatives supported to build and develop commodity farm produce

(BGO) – This year, Bac Giang province selected 4 qualified cooperatives to participate in the Project to build and develop commodity farm produce at provincial level in 2021 chaired by the Department of Industry and Trade.

Farm produce reach Europe via Vietnam’s e-commerce platform

Over three tonnes of Bac Giang lychees meeting GlobalGAP standard recently passed customs clearance at Frankfurt airport, Germany thanks to a transaction via the Vietnamese e-commerce platform Voso.

Vietnamese farm produce popularised in ROK

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (ROK), TPS Farmers and Vinaka companies signed an agreement in the southern city of Kwangyang on June 25 to boost the import and distribution of Vietnamese farm produce in the country.

Source: NDO/VNA