Trade with Brazil surges by 35 percent Two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil topped US$876 million during the first half of this year, representing a significant increase of 35 percent, according to Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Vietnam exported $369.6 million worth of goods to the Latin American country, including footwear, frozen fillet fish and printing machines, up 23.4 percent year-on-year, while Brazil's imports from Vietnam rose by 45 percent, hitting US$507 million, said the ministry. In 2011, bilateral trade turnover exceeded US$1 billion for the first time, surging 53.8 percent against 2010. Businesses to join Paris food fair Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a plan to showcase Vietnamese products at an international food trade fair in Paris and introduce local farm produce to markets in South America. During the 2012 SIAL Paris, the world's largest international food and beverage trade exhibition, a variety of … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/7