Tien Giang’s export up over 11 percent in nine months
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang raked in 2.45 billion USD from exports between January and September, increasing 11.15 percent annually and fulfilling 75.4 percent of the yearly plan.
Seafood processing for export at Tien Giang's My Tho Industrial Park. (Photo: VNA)
Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province ofTien Giang raked in 2.45 billion USD from exports between January and September,increasing 11.15 percent annually and fulfilling 75.4 percent of the yearlyplan.
Foreign-invested enterprises accounted for 83.5 percent of theprovince's total export value.
To avoid disruption in supply chains given complicateddevelopments of the COVID-19 pandemic during the period, local authorities developed a 'three-on-site'production plan for manufacturing enterprises on the principle of prioritisinglarge firms with stable export volumes and export markets, large numbers of workers and ensuring diseaseprevention and control.
Accordingly, the province had 22 enterprises in and outside industrial zones and clusters that were approved to apply the 'three-on-site' with over 3,600 workers.
In the remaining months of the year, Tien Giang plans tofocus on exploiting the potential of its key export earners – such as garmentand textiles, bags, food and beverages, while sustaining and supporting thedevelopment of products with competitive advantages like farm produce andprocessed seafood.
The province is striving to earn 3.25 billion USD fromexports this year, over 0.25 billion USD higher than the figure in 2020./.
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Seafood processing for export at Tien Giang's My Tho Industrial Park. (Photo: VNA)
