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At the talks (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – China wants to cooperate with Vietnam in agricultural development such as science-technology, research facilities, infrastructure construction, farm produce processing, and agricultural investment, a Chinese official has said. Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu made the statement during talks with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong in Hanoi on October 14. China hopes to cooperate with Vietnam in preventing African swine fever (ASF) from crossing the border, he said, adding that the two countries have shared experience in the field and will push ahead coordination in the coming time. Han noted that China has always been the biggest importer of Vietnamese farm produce, and it will step up cooperation with Vietnam to promote agricultural product trading. Vietnam’s agricultural products could access to the Chinese market through trade fairs and exhibitions where … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China seek ways to boost agricultural cooperation

Less is heard these days about China’s massive terraforming operations in the East Sea, which not long ago exercised neighbours as well as the United States. China illegally builds artificial island on the Fiery Cross Reef (photo: Digital Global) But that does not mean China is any less assertive in the 1.4m square-mile (3.5m square-km) sea which, on the flimsiest grounds, it claims pretty much in its entirety. On the contrary, China seems to think its artificial islands allow it to open a new phase of self-assertion in the face of the South-East Asian countries with overlapping claims in the sea. Starting in 2013 seven artificial islands sprouted around distant reefs that China controlled. Other countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan, have also reclaimed land from the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) for airstrips and bases. But the scale of China’s efforts dwarfs theirs. President Xi Jinping swore that … [Read more...] about China is resorting to new forms of bullying in the East Sea

DK1/12 rig is located on the southern continental shelf of Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – China’s deployment of survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi-8 to Tu Chinh reef (Vanguard Bank) in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has violated international law, Associate Prof. Ryan Martinson of the US Naval War College said in an article recently published on the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s m.newsprime.co.kr website. Vietnam has repeatedly asked the vessel group to withdraw from its EEZ, Martinson said, noting that China has infringed upon Vietnam’s EEZ as defined in international law. The Tu Chinh reef does not belong to China’s EEZ and continental shelf, but it completely belongs to Vietnam’s EEZ and 200-nautical mile continental shelf as clearly defined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he said. Although China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and there are Chinese judges in some … [Read more...] about US expert condemns China’s violations in Vietnam’s EEZ

Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15%-30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report on Wednesday. Apple’s request was a result of the extended Sino-U.S. trade dispute, but a trade resolution will not lead to a change in the company’s decision, Nikkei said, citing multiple sources. The iPhone maker has decided the risks of depending heavily on manufacturing in China are too great and even rising, it said. Earlier this month, credit rating agency Fitch said it views Apple, Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc as potential blacklist candidates if China blacklists U.S. companies in retaliation for restrictions on Huawei. Key iPhone assemblers Foxconn, Pegatron Corp, Wistron Corp, major MacBook maker Quanta Computer Inc, iPad maker Compal Electronics Inc, and AirPods makers Inventec Corp, Luxshare-ICT and Goertek have been … [Read more...] about Apple explores moving 15-30% of production capacity from China: Nikkei

A woman harvests coffee in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Cuong Viet Nam wants to promote co-operation in production and consumption of tea and coffee with China, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Xuan Cuong at forum held in Ha Noi on Monday. The forum, attended by Chinese Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu, Government officials and representatives of businesses of the two countries, aimed to boost consumption, helping businesses strengthen connection in production and supplying raw materials for processing. Cuong said Viet Nam and China are the two major agricultural product exporters. “The two sides have similar culture of enjoying tea and coffee, so it’s a great opportunity for businesses to co-operate in production, processing and trading of tea and coffee, not only serving people of the two countries but also exporting to the global market with a population of 7.7 billion … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, China boost tea and coffee production co-operation