The 2018 Vietnam Craft Village Trade Fair officially commenced at the Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture in Hanoi on November 17.

The FDI sector made great contribution to Viet Nam’s trade surplus, said the General Department of Viet Nam Customs.

VietChallenge, a global entrepreneurship competition for Vietnamese, was launched in Hanoi on November 14.

Da Lat and Mai Chau have been named among the must-see and off-the-beaten-path Asian destinations for those wanting to take the road less traveled, according to a list released by Daily Hive, a leading digital publication with hyper-local focus.

This year’s One Village One Product (OVOP) exhibition and Vietnam Local Specialities Fair will take place in Hanoi from November 21-25 with new features, according to the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) and the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft), the co-organisers of the two events.

Vietnam exported a record high of nearly 1.8 million tonnes of coffee during the 2017-2018 crop, 12.7% higher than the previous one, the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA) has said.

A number of Vietnamese goods weeks have been held abroad this year, with the aim to offer Vietnamese firms a chance to directly export goods to big foreign distribution systems, such as Big C, Aeon, Lotte, and Emart.

The Latin America is a promising market for Vietnamese firms, as heard the Vietnam – Latin America trade and investment forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13.

In addition to impacts from tariff reductions, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to promote the improvement of institutions and the business environment for Vietnamese enterprises.

Viet Nam has officially become the seventh member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after all National Assembly (NA) deputies on Monday approved a resolution on the agreement.