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HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, on November 24, presented the city’s insignia to outgoing Republic of Korea (RoK) Consul General Lim Jae Hoon, who came to bid his farewell. The award acknowledged the diplomat’s contributions to boosting the relations between Vietnam’s southern economic hub and the RoK. At the meeting with Lim, Phong praised his efforts in fortifying the multifaceted cooperation between the city and its Korean partners, contributing to the Vietnam – RoK strategic partnership. The leader said he backs investment projects run by the RoK-based Lotte Group at the local Thu Thiem new urban area and the removal of obstacles facing these projects. As Vietnam will serve as the coordinator of ASEAN-RoK relations next year, Phong hoped that together with other ASEAN nations, it will help step up future cooperation with the RoK./. … [Read more...] about Consul General honoured for contributions to RoK-HCM City ties

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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) presents the city’s insignia to outgoing Republic of Korea (RoK) Consul General Lim Jae Hoon At the meeting with Lim, Phong praised his efforts in fortifying the multifaceted cooperation between the city and its Korean partners, contributing to the Vietnam – RoK strategic partnership. … [Read more...] about Consul General honored for contributions to RoK-HCM City ties

This year, Vietnam also remains the world’s biggest importer of raw cashew nuts, purchasing about 1.3 million tonnes from overseas. Data by Vinacas shows that Vietnam began to ship cashew kernels abroad in 1990 after the association was founded. The country exported 286 tonnes of cashew kernels for 1.4 million USD that year. In 2004, the volume increased to 105,000 tonnes, worth approximately 436 million USD. In 2006, Vietnam surpassed India for the first time as the world’s top exporter of cashew kernels, with an export volume of 127,000 tonnes worth 504 million USD. Since 2017, Vietnam has retained its position as the world’s biggest hub for cashew processing and the largest exporter and importer of the product, accounting for over 50 percent of the global processed cashew nuts. The industry has been hit by COVID-19 since the beginning of this year. Though cashew kernel exports reached more than 422,000 tonnes in the first 10 months of 2020, a year-on-year … [Read more...] about Vietnam remains world’s largest producer, exporter of cashew nuts