HBO - Hoa Binh newspaper has an exclusive interview with Pham Tien Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, on the sector’s efforts to create a breakthrough in the province’s exports this year.

Viet-Han garment join stock company in Hoa Binh steps up production to
meet deadlines for orders from foreign partners.
Reporter: Could you please point
out advantages that will help Hoa Binh achieve its export targets set for 2019?
Mr. Pham Tien Dung: In 2018, Hoa Binh’s import-export turnover
exceeded 1.1 billion USD. Last year, the province focused on exporting
processed and manufactured products. Its export markets were expanded thanks to
opportunities brought about by new-generation free trade agreements. The local
business climate was improved significantly. The Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) took effect in early 2019 and
the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to follow suit later
this year, creating a magnet for foreign direct investment and giving a boost
to production businesses.
Viet-Han garment join stock company in Hoa Binh steps up production to
meet deadlines for orders from foreign partners.
Reporter: What steps the industry and trade sector has taken to
kick-start the year?
Mr. Pham Tien Dung: Hoa Binh province plans to raise its
import-export value to over 1.4 billion USD this year, of which exports are
expected to contribute 790 million USD.
The province’s export earnings in
February reached 53.7 million USD, bringing the total amount in the first two
months of the year to 107.9 million USD, up 15.02 percent from the same period
last year and equivalent to 13.66 percent of the annual target. Key foreign
currency earners included electronic products, garments-textiles, metal and
compressed wood panels. Local firms are tending to invest more in improving product
quality to achieve sustainable export growth.
Reporter: What is the focus of the trade and industry sector this
year?
Mr. Pham Tien Dung: The trade and industry sector will focus on reforming
administrative procedures, attracting investment, stepping up the building and
development and registration of national trademarks and key export staples, and
implementing Vietnam’s international integration commitments. The sector will
also increase trade promotion activities and introduce agricultural products in
potential markets, capitalize on signed free trade agreements, and remove
hurdles to facilitate local enterprises and projects.
Reporter: Thank you!
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
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