Rising labour costs, increased shipping times due to labour shortage and antidumping duties on bedroom furniture were among factors that have prompted US buyers to move from China to ASEAN countries, especially Viet Nam, the CEO of online portal TigerTrade said yesterday at a seminar in HCM City.

Vietnam’s rice exports rose 26 percent year-on-year in the first seven months as importers looked for new suppliers in anticipation that Thailand will raise its prices, industry insiders say

The international exhibition of furniture and home accessories VIFA 2011 opened yesterday at the Sai Gon Convention and Exhibition Centre in HCM City.

The big names like Wal-Mart and 7-Eleven might be missing, but they are not missed.

Vietnamese and European senior officials will meet next week in Hanoi for the first round of talks on voluntary partnership agreements that focus on production and trade of processed wood products.