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NIIGATA, JAPAN - Media OutReach - 6 December 2019 - In Thailand, the demand for Japanese food is growing with the spread of health-conscious lifestyle and the increasing need from those who have traveled Japan. The country is said to have the largest number of Japanese restaurants in Southeast Asia. Also with the growth of inbound tourists to Thailand, food is becoming more diversified, which has further spurred the demand for globally popular Japanese food. Responding to these needs for Japanese food, Niigata Prefecture in Japan will hold from December 13 to 15, 2019 the Niigata Fair at Thonglor Nihon Ichiba market in collaboration with Niigata City and JETRO Niigata Trade Information Center. As a place to offer Japanese agricultural, forestry and fishery products, Thonglor Nihon Ichiba has provided local restaurants, hotels, wholesalers, and retailers with a variety of fresh and high-quality Japanese food shipped by air since its opening. Niigata Prefecture has … [Read more...] about Niigata Prefecture to hold Niigata Fair at Thonglor Nihon Ichiba, Japanese fresh wholesale food market in Thailand

Tra fish exports to Russia slump Export revenue of tra fish to the Russian market in the first 10 months of this year fell 31 percent compared to last year to 12.5 million USD, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to the association, the sharp drop followed last year’s declining trend, and was likely to continue for the rest of 2019. VASEP said that in the last two years, Russia’s tra fish consumption has been modest, with unstable import prices. Meanwhile, the European country’s imports of frozen tra fish fillets have increased slightly by 3 percent, but that of frozen whole fish have fallen 29 percent./. Conference on boosting exports to China They were speaking at a recent conference on agricultural, forestry and seafood exports to China in Mong Cai City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the People's … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6

The number of Japanese travelers to Da Nang soared by 18 times in 2011-2017 as non-stop flights between Vietnam and Japan have given a push to tourism industry development. Tourism, together with agriculture, labor and supporting industries, is listed as one of four new key business fields for cooperation between Vietnam and Japan. A report released in 2018 on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations showed that nearly 390,000 Vietnamese traveled to Japan in the year. Vietnam is Japan’s fastest growing market in South East Asia. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) reported that the number of Japanese travelers that Vietnam attracted is the second largest in Southeast Asia, just after Thailand. In the first two months of 2019, the number increased by 9.5 percent compared with the same period last year. Nevertheless, analysts believe that the great potential has not been fully exploited. In 2018, more than 16 million Japanese … [Read more...] about Tourism soars between Japan and Vietnam as more direct flights open

The minister made the statement during the Vietnam Pepper Outlook 2018 conference, which was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4 by the MARD, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Vietnam Pepper Association. He explained that Vietnam aims to make clean agro products with a view to further engaging the country’s farm produce in the global distribution chain. Cuong noted that while the global pepper area has increased three times in the past seven years, total production value has dropped by four times, with dried peppercorn prices falling from VND 250,000 (10.8 USD) to VND 58,000 (USD 2.5) per kg, causing great risks to farmers, as well as to stakeholders and distributors. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong speaks at the conference At the event, participants shared the current challenges facing Vietnam’s pepper sector – including the strict regulations of export markets, the usage of pesticides, and expanding … [Read more...] about Vietnam not increase pepper growing areas MARD

Vietnam’s pristine coastline is showcased to stunning effect at courses such as the Nick Faldo-designed Laguna Golf Lang Co The best signature golf courses in Central Vietnam joined forces earlier this year as part of the VGC, a destination marketing effort geared towards cementing the region’s status as one of Asia’s leading places for play. Four of these clubs, Laguna Golf Lang Co (designed by Sir Nick Faldo), Ba Na Hills Golf Club (designed by Luke Donald), Montgomerie Links (designed by Colin Montgomerie), and the soon-to-open Hoiana Shores Golf Club (designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.) have pledged to eliminate single-use plastics in their operations. With holes carved through jungle, on pristine hillsides and hard by the shores of the East Sea, the constituent members of the VGC all showcase the stunning natural beauty of Central Vietnam. By scrapping items made of plastic such as garbage bags, locker room accessories, plastic cups, and straws, Vietnam Golf … [Read more...] about Vietnam Golf Clubs to quit grasping at straws