HCM City, Dec. 19 -- The Middle East and Turkey are not only promising export destinations but also key gateways for Vietnamese products to seek access to the global Halal market, experts said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18.

The seminar, titled "Export prospects to the Middle East and Turkey - Opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese enterprises", was organised by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Middle East-Africa and the HCM City Food and Foodstuff Association.

Tran Phu Lu, Director of ITPC, said that amid mounting global economic uncertainties and rising trade protectionism, diversifying export markets has ...