Tuna exports reached more than US$436 million in the first nine months of this year, a 53 percent increase against the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Nearly 230 handicraft businesses from across the country are displaying their wares at the Hanoi Gift Show 2012, which opened in Hanoi on October 26.

The nation’s industrial production increased 4.5 percent in the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The 2012 International Fair on High Technology Agriculture and Food Processing Industry (Hi-Tech Agro 2012) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24, attracting the participation of more than 130 domestic and foreign businesses.

Vietnam’s garment and textiles sector has seen positive signs for the fourth quarter of this year with many big names having acquired sufficient orders for the period and even for the first quarter of 2013.