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At the meeting (Source: VNA) Hanoi, August 9 (VNA) – Domestic production has faced strong competition as the US and China are increasing exports to Vietnam on the back of their escalating trade war, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam Le Trieu Dung said on August 9. At a meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on the day, Dung said the US-China trade conflict becomes more intense after the North American country announced to impose additional tariff of 10 percent on the remaining 300 billion USD of goods and products coming from China to the US, and sees China as “currency manipulator”. This will result in considerable competition among local producers, and there is a strong possibility that shipments originating from Vietnam will face protective trade measures in many other nations. It will be a great challenge for the Vietnamese economy as the US and China could step up efforts to prevent trade … [Read more...] about US-China trade war to exert pressure on local production: official

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant ministries, sectors and authorities of 28 coastal localities to implement comprehensive measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by Vietnamese fishing ships in international waters in the next six months. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention in Hanoi on December 11, Deputy PM Dung asked for closer coordination among ministries, sectors and localities to strictly follow the European Commission (EC) inspection delegation’s recommendations regarding the settlement of IUU fishing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was requested to accelerate the implementation of solutions, and offer advice on the revisions of the legal framework to ensure compliance with the EC’s recommendations. Dung said MARD needs to promote the restructuring of the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM asks for stronger efforts to combat IUU fishing

With the price of pork soaring, consumers begin to look for alternatives such as poultry, beef, and seafood (Photo: Le Toan) Since early November, the price of pork has been increasing rapidly. In some provinces, the price of live pigs has hit a record of VND80,000 ($3.45) per kilogramme, an almost 170 per cent increase in just six months. The record tally has already pushed the price of pork in wet markets across the country up to VND170,000 ($7.40) per kilogramme. The price of other foodstuff made from pork, such as Vietnamese sausages, has also hiked up to VND40,000 ($1.70) per kilogramme. In some shops and restaurants in Hanoi, the rise has led to increases of up to VND10,000 ($0.40) per dish. Last week, Duong Thu Ha, a bank officer in the centre of the capital, was surprised at the increased fee of the noodles with pork that she usually has for lunch. “They used to charge me VND35,000 ($1.50), but now a dish can be either VND10,000 more expensive or if it has the same … [Read more...] about Consumers begin to feel pork pinch

  Children wait for health check-ups at a local hospital in central Phú Yên Province. — Photo plo.vn PHÚ YÊN — A 27-month-old boy in central Phú Yên Province has reportedly died of Influenza A/H1N1, the provincial Centre for Preventive Medicine announced on Wednesday. The patient, from Hòa An Commune’s Phú Hòa Ward, had suffered a high fever and coughing since November 29. He was diagnosed with pneumonia after having a health check-up at a local hospital on November 30. His condition worsened and he was transferred to the General Hospital of neighbouring Bình Định Province for treatment on December 4. He was diagnosed with serious pneumonia. On December 6, the hospital took a sample of the patient’s blood for testing at the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute and the results showed that he had influenza A/H1N1. He died on December 9. Phú Yên Province’s authorities have … [Read more...] about Child dies of influenza A/H1N1 in Phú Yên

Students study at the Sa Pa Town Primary School in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Enterprises must be fully aware of children's rights and work to ensure them, experts said at a conference held in Hanoi on December 11. The conference, organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and UNICEF Vietnam, drew nearly 100 participants from concerned institutes, academies and ministries. During the conference, experts discussed children’s rights and getting enterprises aware of these rights and contributing to promoting them nationwide. Nguyen Quang Vinh, general secretary of the VCCI, said joining trading conventions brought new opportunities for Vietnam, but also challenges. Enterprises must strictly follow regulations about child labour and child’s rights, which was part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement … [Read more...] about Enterprises have to ensure children’s right: experts