Hanoi, Feb. 13 -- The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), once upgraded, will provide favourable opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural exporters to explore and expand their markets within the bloc, especially in the Halal market, according to the Vietnam National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Information and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS Office).

The 11th session to upgrade the chapter on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) of the ATIGA was the final meeting of the negotiating group on SPS measures, recently held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Indonesia.

Ngo Xuan Nam, Vietnam SPS Office Deputy Director, stated that the upgraded SPS chapter promises smoother, more transparent exports of agricultural products within the bloc and help...