The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has seen rosy signs in export in early 2021, with export turnover reaching 270 million USD, up 36 percent year-on-year.
Tien Giang will work to complete the dual goals of containing the COVID-19 pandemic, and spurring socio-economic development, focusing on the production and export of farm produce and major goods. (Photo: VNA)
Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Deltaprovince of Tien Giang has seen rosy signs in export in early 2021, with exportturnover reaching 270 million USD, up 36 percent year-on-year.
According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tran Van Dung, Tien Giang shipped abroad nearly 9,300 tonnes ofprocessed aquatic products since the beginning of this year, earning 18.5 millionUSD, up more than 29 percent in volume and about 7 percent in value year-on-year.
Significant growth has also been recorded in theexport of vegetables and fruit, rice, leather and footwear, handbags andplastics.
The locality is making efforts to raise the totalexport revenue to 3.25 billion USD in this year, the official said.
Tien Giang will work to complete the dual goals of containingthe COVID-19 pandemic, and spurring socio-economic development, focusing on theproduction and export of farm produce and major goods.
The province has optimised opportunities generated bynew-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) such as the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), in an effort to boost the agricultural productionand export to markets worldwide.
The deals are also expected to attract more orders in garment-textile,leather and footwear, fruit and vegetables, and rice sectors.
Apart from administrative reform, Tien Giang has improvedthe local investment and business environment, and encouraged businesses toupgrade equipment and improve product quality and packaging, and expand themarket./.
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Tien Giang will work to complete the dual goals of containing the COVID-19 pandemic, and spurring socio-economic development, focusing on the production and export of farm produce and major goods. (Photo: VNA) 
