VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam hopes it can export $2 billion worth of fresh fruit this year, but analysts doubt the goal is attainable, as high air transport fees have made it difficult to penetrate foreign markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Transport and warehouse costs in Vietnam account for 21 percent of product value.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese now have to spend 21.4 percent of their total monthly living expenses, according to Numbeo, the database on living costs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As road transport grows more costly, businesses are wringing their hands because of the lack of alternatives. The movement of goods by railways and waterways, they say, still offer no viable competition to land transport.