Export turnover via An Giang’s border gates hits US$1.31 billion in 2020 Export turnover through border gates in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang exceeded US$1.31 billion in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 8 per cent, according to the provincial Department of Customs.

Customs sector bolsters efforts to fight smuggling, trade fraud

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, smuggling and trade fraud, especially drug trafficking remained complex issues in 2020, the customs sector has coordinated with other agencies and forces to successfully unveil many cases, including major drug trafficking rings.

Japanese firms looking to invest in more sectors, localities in VN: JETRO Economic and market growth potential, competitive human resources, an increase in consumption, and successful control of the Covid-19 epidemic are the factors that continue to make Việt Nam an attractive investment destination for Japanese firms.

HCM City proposes collecting infrastructure fees at seaports The HCM City Department of Transport has submitted a detailed plan to the municipal People's Committee on collection of infrastructure fees at seaports.

Bright prospects for fisheries sector in final quarter

The COVID-19 pandemic could provide a good opportunity for the Vietnamese fisheries sector to increase its share in oversea markets, especially with foreign rivals engulfed by lockdowns or other forms of restrictions.

Border trade rules to be tightened

Trần Quốc Toản, Deputy Director-General of the Import-Export Department, under the Ministry of Industry of Trade, gave an interview to Pháp Luật (Legal Affairs) newspaper in Hồ Chí Minh City on Việt Nam’s decision to gradually eliminate all temporary import and reexport activities through Việt Nam-China sub-border gates.

MoIT seeks way to help businesses re-export pepper stuck in Nepal

Nearly 60 containers of Vietnamese pepper worth US$3 million have been stuck at the port in Nepal for more than two months.

Nearly 1,100 scrap containers to be sent back Nearly 1,100 containers of waste at Cát Lái Port, HCM City, which failed to meet Việt Nam’s import requirements will be re-exported in the second quarter of this year.

31,000 businesses sign up for MoIT’s services portal More than 31,000 businesses have signed up to use a portal that provides public services online, according to the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT).

State-owned Vinalines to divest capital from 13 firms in 2020 The State-owned Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) plans to divest capital from 13 member companies this year.