A conference on sustainable development of Vietnam’s electronics and information sector was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.

Vinamilk Corporation Chairwoman cum CEO Mai Kieu Lien has entered the list of the best Asia’s directors on the Hong Kong-based Corporate Governance Asia Journal.

The domestic price of gold on the morning of May 16 decreased by VND350,000/tael compared to the previous day.

Export businesses are facing a fall in both output and export turnover and they need an effective solution to help them through a hard time.

Garment and textile exports in April reached US$1.1 billion, down 7.25 percent from last month, bringing the country’s first four-month export turnover to roughly US$4.5 billion, the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) said.

The Minh Phu Seafood Corporation continues to be the leading shrimp and tra fish exporter in the country, recording US$75.7 million in exports during the first three months of this year, triple that of second ranked Quoc Viet Company.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) said that Tra fish exports had reached 161,202 tonnes and US$421,529 million in earnings in the first three months of this year, representing a 5.3 percent increase in volume and a 12 percent increase in value against a year ago.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has estimated the export turnover of agro-forestry-fishery products at around US$2.1 billion in April and nearly US$ 8 billion in the first four months of 2012.

Domestic and overseas businesses operating in Hanoi have recorded a total export revenue of US$780.4 million in April this year, up 4.4 percent against last month and 10.4 percent compared with the same period last year.

Garments and textiles retained their role as Vietnam’s leading exports in the first quarter of 2012, with export earnings reaching US$3.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.4 percent.

Development of large-scale orchards based on connectivity between farmers and businesses, application of the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards and the attraction of international assistance are key to increasing fruit production and exports.

Vietnam’s export earnings from agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products in the first three months of 2012 reached nearly US$5.9 billion, approximately equal to last year’s first-quarter figure.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover was estimated at US$50 billion in the first quarter of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Viet Nam is likely to make big tuna export turnovers this year, mainly due to growths in some markets, including African countries such as Tunisia and Sudan, according to the Association of Seafood Exports and Producers.

Five years after joining the WTO, Vietnam’s GDP per capita reached US$1,300, and its export market have been expanded to 149 WTO economies.