The program aims to expand export markets, targeting countries that signed free trade agreements with Vietnam, like Japan and South Korea, and member nations of the EU, the Eurasian Economic Union, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the US.
Trade promotion will be also carried out in domestic markets, especially in rural and mountainous areas, to implement the "goods made-in-Vietnam" campaign. Vietnam's import-export turnover in 2017 is expected to continue to increase thanks to the signing of a number of free trade agreements as well as foreign investment shifting from other countries into Vietnam. Participation in the ASEAN Economic Community will also bring opportunities through expanding export markets and increasing competitiveness.
The MoIT has set an export turnover target of US$188 billion for 2017, or 6.9% higher than last year.
