The festival has drawn the participation of numerous countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America with more than 1 million viewers. It has become the world’s biggest educational festival. … [Read more...] about Science films to be projected for students on mobile vehicles
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Vietnam becomes Japan’s biggest coffee supplier
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam, the world's biggest producer of robusta, has become the top supplier of coffee beans for Japan as the consumption of instant coffee, which uses robusta, is soaring there amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Nikkei Asia Review. The newspaper reported that more people are working at home during the pandemic, driving up demand for robusta coffee beans, which are mainly used to make instant coffee. Meanwhile, sales of the higher-quality arabica beans favoured by coffee shops have fallen. The trend has made Vietnam, the world’s top robusta maker, Japan's top supplier of coffee beans and relegated Brazil to second place. Japan's state of emergency, declared in early April, shuttered cafes and restaurants across the country, forcing Starbucks Coffee Japan to halt business at some 1,100 outlets. The closures dealt a heavy blow to demand for arabica beans. In contrast, demand for robusta, a cheaper and more bitter variety used in instant … [Read more...] about Vietnam becomes Japan’s biggest coffee supplier
Mirae Asset-Naver fund invests $37 million in warehouse in Vietnam
Located in LogisValley logistics hub in Bac Ninh, northeast of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, the warehouse has cold storages used for storing fresh and frozen food products. The warehouse is reserved for cold chain service of Vincommerce, the supermarket chain operator under Vietnamese retail giant Masan Group. … [Read more...] about Mirae Asset-Naver fund invests $37 million in warehouse in Vietnam
Country to go digital through decade of all-purpose action
Together with the Politburo’s hallmark Resolution No.52-NQ/TW released last September on a number of guidelines and policies to actively participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Conclusion 77, this programme is a big addition to Vietnam’s effort to showcase its strong determination to become a digital economy, in which new products, services, solutions, and business models are accepted in tandem with the country’s gradual completion of legal frameworks. … [Read more...] about Country to go digital through decade of all-purpose action
