More than 20 Vietnamese businesses selling farm and seafood products areparticipating in the Asia Pacific Food Expo (APFE) in Singapore.
Spanning from November 21-25, APFE, which is viewedas one of Asia’s largest food-themed events, offers a good chance forthe Vietnamese participants to seek wider presence in Singapore.
The island country is among the biggest ASEAN trade partners ofVietnam, with two-way trade nearing 17 billion SGD (13.6 billion USD)in January-October, equivalent to that of the whole 2013.
It is a promising market for Vietnamese farm produce and seafood,which currently make up only 10 percent of Singapore ’s imports, saidSingapore-based Trade Counsellor Nguyen Viet Chi.
Vietnam could sell her products to other countries via Singaporesince the country is a regional trade hub, according to head of theorganisation board Steven Ng.-VNA
Spanning from November 21-25, APFE, which is viewedas one of Asia’s largest food-themed events, offers a good chance forthe Vietnamese participants to seek wider presence in Singapore.
The island country is among the biggest ASEAN trade partners ofVietnam, with two-way trade nearing 17 billion SGD (13.6 billion USD)in January-October, equivalent to that of the whole 2013.
It is a promising market for Vietnamese farm produce and seafood,which currently make up only 10 percent of Singapore ’s imports, saidSingapore-based Trade Counsellor Nguyen Viet Chi.
Vietnam could sell her products to other countries via Singaporesince the country is a regional trade hub, according to head of theorganisation board Steven Ng.-VNA
