A store selling Vietnamese farm produce (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Department of Asian-African Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to organise a business delegation to South Africa from May 8-16 where they will introduce Vietnamese agricultural products at local supermarkets. Vietnam’s farm produce, including rice, coffee, tea, processed food, beverage, apparel, stationery, aquatic products, home appliances and leather footwear will be promoted at supermarkets Advance Cash & Carry and Shoprite. In addition, the delegation will study the local market, meet with partners and importers and hold workshops in Cape Town and Johannesburg cities. Experts said the activity is an opportunity for Vietnamese firms to showcase their goods and directly meet up for possible partnerships with their South African partners. South Africa is the biggest trade partner of Vietnam in Africa, with bilateral trade exceeding 1 billion USD in 2018. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms to introduce products at South African supermarkets
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Vietnam joins call for UNSC’s action to deal with climate change
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam has joined countries’ call for UN agencies, including the UN Security Council, to coordinate and help countries and regional organisations in dealing with climate change at an open debate of the UN Security Council on January 25. Addressing the debate, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, shared other countries’ opinions that impacts from climate change-related disasters sow the seeds of instability and even conflicts in some places in the world. He said the world is suffering from increasingly serious impacts of climate change with various kinds of extreme weather, such as displacement of people and threats to food security, water resource, and even the existence of island countries. The diplomat shared the challenges faced by Vietnam as a country among the top 10 countries hardest hit by climate … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins call for UNSC’s action to deal with climate change
Vietnam, Netherlands share cultivation experience
Dutch Vice Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality Marjolijn Sonnema (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – A seminar took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11 to discuss experience and form partnerships in cultivation between Vietnam and the Netherlands. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said agriculture is important to Vietnam’s economy, with cultivation accounting for 75 percent of agricultural production value. Currently, there are seven home-grown produces that earn over 1 billion USD from exports each year. Four of them rake in 3 billion USD, including rice, coffee, fruit, and cashew nuts. The cultivation sector strives to achieve an annual growth of 2-2.5 percent in production value and export turnover of 22 billion USD by 2020. However, it faces intense competition with other sectors in terms of workforce and land. The farming scale remains sporadic with limited adoption of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Netherlands share cultivation experience
First int’l exhibition on processing, packaging and preserving food and agricultural products opens in HCM City
Visitors at the Việt Nam International Exhibition on Processing, Packaging and Preserving Food and Agricultural Products, which is being held at the SECC until July 27. — VNS Photo Xuân Hương HCM CITY — The first Việt Nam International Exhibition on Processing, Packaging and Preserving Food and Agricultural Products (Vietnam PFA) 2019 opened in HCM City yesterday, offering opportunities for local and foreign exhibitors to introduce their products and explore business co-operation. The exhibition has attracted nearly 100 exhibitors, including many local brands such as Vinamilk, TH Milk, Masan, Veam, Tin Dan, Song Hiệp Lọi, Arico, VMS, and Đại Chính Quang. Products on display at 150 booths included machines for processing meat, seafood, vegetables, rice, tea and coffee, grinding machines and equipment, shelling and sorting machines, dairy product lines and equipment, equipment and lines for packaging, … [Read more...] about First int’l exhibition on processing, packaging and preserving food and agricultural products opens in HCM City
Prime Minister hosts Oman Minister of Commerce and Trade
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Omani Minister of Commerce and Trade Ali Bin Masoud (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received in Hanoi on March 23 Omani Minister of Commerce and Trade Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, who is also Chairman of the Oman sub-committee of the Vietnam - Oman Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation. The Prime Minister expressed his pleasure with the development in cooperation, trade and investment between the two sides and believed that the Minister’s current visit will open new space for bilateral cooperation. The Omani Minister agreed on the PM’s proposal on boosting cooperation between the two countries and said that numerous Omani enterprises who accompany his current visit want to seek opportunities for cooperation, especially in logistics and transportation. During their stay in Vietnam, the Omani delegation had working sessions with relevant Vietnamese agencies and businesses. The Minister … [Read more...] about Prime Minister hosts Oman Minister of Commerce and Trade
