An Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has set toearn 840 million USD from goods export in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 2.44percent.

To realise the goal, the province will focus on implementing its action plan ofthe goods export strategy for 2011-2020 with a vision to 2030, and building a projecton border trade development to 2020 and towards 2030 and a plan on local logisticssystem development.

An Giang will strengthen connectionswith Vietnamese offices of commercial affairs abroad and foreign offices ofcommercial affairs in the country in order to increase trade promotionactivities and expand markets as well as assist local enterprises in attendingfairs and workshops.

Besides, local firms will be supported in building brand name for their goods,reforming business management model, applying technologies in production, and protectingtrademarks, thus increasing added-values competitiveness of the goods in theinternational market.

The provincial industry and trade sector will coordinate with the agriculturesector to assist local enterprises in forming material areas to meet the productiondemand for export.

The province will also regularlyupdate businesses on export markets and taken measures to remove difficultiesfor production firms.-VNA