This shift from road transport - the most traditional and optimal option for farm produce exports to China - is mainly due to the fact that in recent years, Việt Nam''s railway industry has continuously improved with international inter-modal routes being operational.
Vietnamese enterprises are seeking cooperation opportunities with their peers in Zhejiang Province of China to export consumer goods to the Chinese market.
Vietnamese exports of agricultural products must meet food safety, quality and traceability requirements to China which now requires that exports be sent through official channels only.
Viet Nam''s tra fish exports to China recorded strong growth in the first
five months of the year, hitting nearly US$95 million, a year-on-year
surge of nearly 73 per cent.
Investors from mainland China have been developing their businesses in
Viet Nam to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), as the
country is a Trans-Pacific Partnership member.