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India has a long history of partnership with Africa, with solidarity and political affinity going back to the early 1920s when both regions were fighting against colonial rule and oppression. India’s freedom movement had an internationalist outlook; many Indian nationalists viewed the struggle for independence as part of the worldwide movement against imperialism. After India gained independence, it became a leading voice in support of African decolonisation at the United Nations. Independent...

ACTS eyes expansion to benefit from regional trade flows 12:05 | 16/04/2021 The new online customs transit management system – the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) – will benefit ASEAN cross-border traders, with further expansion to more ASEAN member states and EU-ASEAN economic initiatives to intensify in the future. Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to ASEAN, and Paul Mandl, team leader of the ARISE Plus Programme, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thu...

Bustling wood businesses trade via online platform 10:48 | 15/04/2021 Wooden products displayed at the Vietnam Furniture Matching Week A dynamic Vietnamese handicraft and wood sector is portrayed at the Vietnam Furniture Matching Week 2021 taking place on April 12-19, luring in representatives from more than 70 large wood buyers across the world. On April 13, the first online trading event of the Vietnamese handicraft and wood sector, with over 100 online show...

Buoyed by the EVFTA entering into effect last August, Vietnams export value to the EU has increased 18 per cent on-year in the first three months this year.

FNF Lighthouse project connects four Vietnamese exporters with Europe 17:58 | 13/04/2021 Enterprises are supported at the Lighthouse project "The Lighthouse project will strive to bring over 10 exporters of agricultural products from Vietnam to Poland within a year if nothing changes," said Piotr Harasimowicz, chief representative at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency. Some Polish distributors are also working with Vietnamese enterprises to bring agricultural...

The workshop drew valuable feedback  and ideas to remove the logistics challenges facing the Mekong Deltas agricultural sector At the “Logistics leverage for the Mekong Delta agri-products” workshop held last week in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, local officials, businesses and experts have shared their thoughts about removing logistics barriers to improve the Mekong Delta’s agri-product exports. The Mekong Delta is a key economic region, accounting for around 90 per...

Textile and apparel exports looking at significant recovery in 2021 09:59 | 01/04/2021 Export of textile and apparel items envisions bright prospect in the second half this year According to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam’s total textile and apparel export value stood at $35.2 billion, down nearly $4 billion on-year due to the COVID-19 outbreak affecting Vietnam’s major export markets, including the US, EU, and Japan....

Seafood companies under pressure from mounting shipping costs 10:00 | 01/04/2021 Vietnamese seafood exporters have bene struggling with mounting shipping expenses In addition to the dizzily increasing production costs at the beginning of this year, shipping expenses have been an issue of concern for Vietnamese seafood exporters. At the moment, little cargo space is available for frozen goods as most seagoing vessels are giving priority to dry items that com...

April 01, 2021 March 2021 had the highest ever exports in Indian history   -  REUTERS× Exports in April-March 2020-21 fall 7.4%; imports decline 18.07% Goods exports in March 2021 jumped 58.23 per cent (year-on-year) to $34 billion — the highest ever monthly export figure — propelled by sectors such as engineering goods, gems & jewellery and pharmaceuticals, per preliminary data shared by the Commerce & Industry Ministry on Thursday. Total exports in April-March 2020-21 are at an estimat...

New international port in Mekong River Delta on the cards 10:55 | 16/03/2021 The port would facilitate the economic development of the entire Mekong River Delta region On March 13, at the third meeting on the sustainable development of the Mekong River Delta and adapting to climate change, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The emphasised that transport is the core of the economy. The more convenient transport is, the more developed the economy is, he explained, as...