Africa

Ample room remains for Vietnamese exports to Africa

15:27 | 16/05/2023 Import-Export

There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent's total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

Many tricks are used to disguise ivory

13:57 | 22/02/2023 Anti-Smuggling

Ivory is disguised in many items such as cow horns, snail shells, seaweed, even dried fish, and asphalt. These are some of the sophisticated tricks used by smugglers to deceive the authorities.

Conference discusses cashew trade with Africa

21:03 | 13/12/2022 Import-Export

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 hosted a hybrid conference on cashew trade with Africa and measures to ensure the supply of raw cashew for Vietnam, gathering more than 70 representatives of ministries, sectors, localities, research institutes, import-export enterprises, and processing-production facilities.

Vietnam eyes to expand coffee exports to Africa

17:45 | 20/07/2022 Import-Export

The Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Vietnamese trade offices in Africa will jointly organise a session to give consultations to domestic businesses on exporting coffee to the African market.

Africa a lucrative market for Vietnamese food

18:41 | 17/06/2022 Import-Export

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed that Việt Nam exportednbsp;US$2.24 billion worth of goods tonbsp;Africanbsp;in 2021, up 20.4 per cent year-on-year. The country's exports to the bloc in the first fivenbsp;months of 2022 saw a modest yearly declinenbsp;of 3 per cent to $1.15 billion.

Asia-Africa blocs account for 63 percent of Vietnam"s trade turnover in 2021

20:17 | 17/02/2022 Import-Export

The Asian and African markets played an important role in the growth of Vietnam's trade thanks to positive import-export figures in 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Many illegal importation cases of materials prosecuted

10:02 | 26/08/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – Regarding illegal importing materials for export processing and manufacturing, Customs has brought many cases to the court.

Vietnamese goods arrive in Africa

09:27 | 11/08/2021 Import-Export

VCN - Vietnam has many advantages to accelerate exports to the African market, in order to diversify export markets.

Potential for Vietnamese exports to Africa: workshop

19:08 | 22/07/2021 Import-Export

There is room for Vietnamese exports to the African market, experts said at a virtual workshop on Vietnam-Africa trade promotion held by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) on July 21.

Bright prospects for trade promotion in Africa

18:33 | 11/11/2020 Import-Export

There remains plenty of room for local firms to fully tap into the various Francophone markets throughout Africa due to the large market potential of the 32 countries, coupled with the time-honoured friendship that exists between Vietnam and French-speaki

Vietnam enjoys boost in rice exports to Africa

16:39 | 08/09/2020 Import-Export

Vietnamese rice exports to African countries have witnessed an upward trajectory and are anticipated to enjoy more increases during the remaining months of the year.

Vietnam’s rice exports to Africa continue to rise

19:46 | 10/08/2020 Import-Export

Vietnam rice exports to Africa rose sharply in the first six months of 2020 and are expected to continue surging in the remainder of the year and in 2021

Africa a potential market for VNese goods despite COVID-19 impact

17:53 | 10/07/2020 Import-Export

African remains a prospective market for Vietnamese products though exports to this market declined 6.1% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, delegates agreed at a workshop

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs arrest man with cocaine in stomach

10:25 | 15/08/2019 Anti-Smuggling

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Branch had coordinated with competent forces to handle a case of nearly 1.6kg of cocaine transported from Africa to Vietnam

Seizing more than 8 tonnes of pangolin scales in Hai Phong

13:47 | 20/05/2019 Anti-Smuggling

A recent seizure of pangolin scales at Hai Phong port is considered the largest seizure of pangolin scales ever in Vietnam