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Chile trade official counsels VN firms
Vietnamese exporters need to constantly pay attention to product quality, a visiting Chilean trade official has said.
Deputy director of the Export Promotion Bureau (ProChile), Carlos Honorato Comandari said on Thursday they needed to be patient and creative, especially in the textile and garment and fashion industries.
He exhorted them to visit Chile to understand customers' tastes and habits.
Chilean businesses were also interested in the Vietnamese market, he said, adding that several business delegations would visit Viet Nam to look for partners.
A delegation from the seafood industry would visit later this month, followed by wood and fruit and vegetable industry delegations in July and September.
In November a Chilean delegation attending the APEC Summit in Yokohama, Japan, will visit Viet Nam on its way home.
Comandari said Viet Nam was a promising market with established retail systems.
Chilean businesses are interested in selling wine and seafood, especially tuna and abalone. Last year Vietnamese exports to Chile were worth $126 million and imports, $104 million.
During his three-day visit, Comandari held a meeting with representatives of HCM City‘s branch of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The VCCI has helped ProChile explore for business opportunities in Viet Nam by holding business workshops and seminars.
Luksic, a Chilean corporation, has co-operated with ProChile to help 20 Vietnamese entrepreneurs make exploratory trips to Chile.
On Wednesday, Comandari visited the Southern Fruit Research Institute in Tien Giang Province where he expressed Chile's desire to share its experiences and expertise in good agricultural practice, or GAP, standards.
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