Speakers highlighted historical and ongoing efforts as well as current challenges, from combating terrorism to increasing women’s involvement in peace processes, with some commending the year-old United Nations Liaison Office to the Arab League and others outlining ways to forge further progress. Many called for fresh efforts to advance a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging the parties to return to peace talks./. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 20
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TTC expects to export over 300,000 tons of sugar in 2020-2021 season
Farmers harvest sugarcane in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang. The Thanh Thanh Cong Group expects to export over 300,000 tons of sugar in the 2020-2021 season - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO - Major sugar producer Thanh Thanh Cong (TTC) Group has set a target to export more than 300,000 tons of sugar in the 2020-2021 season, which will be a new record for Vietnam’s sugar sector. … [Read more...] about TTC expects to export over 300,000 tons of sugar in 2020-2021 season
Deputy PM fields lawmakers’ concerns on SEZs, cryptocurrency: NA
Related mining rigs importation in the country, with the latest data from finance ministry showing that 15,600 rigs have been imported into Vietnam, Deputy PM said the Government is considering whether to ban the import of cryptocurrency mining machines, but only if a legal basis for such ban could be constituted. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM fields lawmakers’ concerns on SEZs, cryptocurrency: NA
Long An expands organic dragon fruit cultivation
He said the authorities in the district, the department and companies had piloted an organic dragon fruit model in Thanh Phu Long, Phu Ngai Tri and Duong Xuan Hoi communes that turned out to be highly efficient. Nguyen Ngoc Tai, who cultivates 520 organic dragon fruit plants in Duong Xuan Hoi commune, said the model does not use chemicals and pesticides, and produces a high yield. Sale of organic dragon fruit is guaranteed for prices 10 percent higher than the market price, he said. Chau Thanh, which has the largest dragon fruit growing area in Long An, has more than 9,000ha of dragon fruit. Nguyen Quoc Trịnh, Chairman of the Long An Dragon Fruit Association, said that localities should encourage farmers to expand the pilot models, which will help increase both yield and quality, and open up possibilities for exporting to demanding markets. Long An, the country’s second-largest dragon fruit producer, after only the … [Read more...] about Long An expands organic dragon fruit cultivation
Biden keen to promote a strong America united
According to Derek Grossman, a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation, a Washington-based think tank, Vietnam could see a slowdown in foreign investment if the Biden administration were to restore Chinese tariffs to previous levels. However, he added that “some analysts see the movement of supply chains away from China, especially by Japan, as more of a natural development than one simply enforced by the US.” … [Read more...] about Biden keen to promote a strong America united