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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has seen an increasing export of canned tuna to a number of key market though adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed that in the first four months of 2020, the export of Vietnam’s canned tuna to the US rose 2 percent year-on-year. The increasing demand for canned tuna in the European Union (EU) pushed Vietnam’s shipments to this market up 2.7 percent compared to the same period last year. In April, the country’s tuna export to ASEAN recorded a rise of 4 percent year-on-year. In particular, a surge of 61 percent was seen in Thailand - the largest importer of Vietnamese tuna in the group. The tuna shipments to Egypt and Japan expanded 59 percent and 36 percent, respectively. VASEP said that Japan is increasing import of other processed tuna products from Vietnam, especially frozen tuna, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s canned tuna exports to key markets rise

Proposals have been made that regional organisations, including the EU and ASEAN, should work closely alongside the UN to address issues relating to the EU’s commitment to increasing the capacity building of UN peace-keeping forces of ASEAN member states, in addition to sharing information in this regard. … [Read more...] about Vietnam hails EU’s role in promoting multilateralism

Madrid (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Hoang Xuan Hai on May 28 handed over a decision appointing Pablo Rafael Gomez Falcon, a Spanish citizen as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Seville, in charge of the entire Andalusia region in a tenure from 2020 to 2023.  Congratulating the new Honorary Consul, Ambassador Hai expressed his belief that Pablo will learn about the Vietnamese community in Andalusia, guide them in following Spain’s laws and customs, and support Vietnamese citizens’ social and cultural activities. He is also expected to perform duties related to citizen protection in his consular region, and help foster the economic, trade and investment cooperation between Andalusia region and Vietnam so as to further develop the Vietnam-Spain strategic partnership. Pablo pledged to do his utmost to fulfil his missions as a honorary consul, and encourage more Spanish enterprises to survey the Vietnamese market, especially after the EU-Vietnam … [Read more...] about Spanish man appointed as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Seville

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam reported a trade surplus of 1.9 billion USD in the first five months of this year amid the ongoing complexity for global markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), export turnover reached 99.36 billion USD, down 1.7 percent year-on-year. The domestic sector’s export value was 33.3 billion USD, up 10.4 percent compared to the same period last year, while the FDI sector’s exports, including crude oil, were valued at 66.06 billion USD, down 6.9 percent. Commodities seeing strong growth in export value during the period included machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts with 25 percent; computers, electronic products, and components with 22.1 percent; rice with 17.2 percent; coffee with 2.9 percent; and cashew nuts with 2.2 percent. Those with declining turnover were telephones and components (8.8 percent), textiles (14.5 percent), footwear (4.6 percent), fruit and vegetables (10.3 percent), rubber … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts 1.9bln USD trade surplus in first five months

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, and Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, head of the Indonesian mission to the UN, spoke highly of the EU’s role in maintaining international security and peace. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Indonesia appreciate EU’s role in boosting multilateralism