(VOVworld) Last year, Vietnam earned 14 billion USD from garment and textile exports, one-year increase of 30%. This year, despite the global economic recession, the sector has maintained its position as Vietnam’s export leader.

(VOV) Production is in high gear at the Dung Quat Economic Zone in Quang Ngai province as the new Lunar New Year gets under way. Engineers and laborers are working round the clock to achieve the set targets for 2012.

Vietnam’s tourism industry set a record last year by attracting 6 million foreign visitors. The sector will officially launch a new strategy this year with a new logo and the slogan “Vietnam-timeless charm”.

Measures have been launched to ensure sufficient supplies for Hanoians to welcome in the 2012 Lunar New Year. The municipal Department of Industry and Trade and businesses in the city are joining hands to keep the Consumer Price Index as stable as possible during the month Tet.

Vietnam has given top priority to economic restructuring, focusing on public investment, state-owned enterprises, and financial market. Restructuring state-owned enterprises is considered an urgent task to ensure sustainable development.

Vietnam plans to increase export turnover 13% this year from a total of 96 billion USD in 2011 to 108.5 billion USD

2011 set a record for Vietnamese exports, with revenues topping 96 billion USD, far exceeding the set target of 80 billion USD and 24 billion USD higher than last year. Exports were perhaps the brightest spot in Vietnam’s economic picture, boosting GNP and reducing the trade deficit.

2011 set a record for Vietnamese exports, with revenues topping 96 billion USD, far exceeding the set target of 80 billion USD and 24 billion USD higher than last year. Exports were perhaps the brightest spot in Vietnam’s economic picture, boosting GNP and reducing the trade deficit.

The 7.4 billion USD committed at the recent Consultative Group Meeting in Hanoi will help Vietnam at a time when the country faces serious challenges.

2011 continues to be a successful year for Vietnam’s rice exports in both volumes and revenues. Farmers have made record profits from rice cultivation, and during the final months of this year, Vietnam has signed additional contracts to export rice. With such positive indicators, Vietnam is poised to export 7 million tons for this year.