Before being widely publicised to seek public opinion, each written page and sentence in the drafts was considered carefully and revised numerous times, in strict accordance with the directions of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong. … [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress: Meticulous preparation of draft documents
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Congress to create new momentum for Vietnam: Ambassador
The ambassador quoted the Vietnamese leader as saying that the 13th Party Congress takes place amid a fast and complicatedly changing world, the Party is still facing a number of difficulties and challenges, and that firmly maintaining the Party’s revolutionary and trailblazing nature and building an increasingly clean and strong Party are the prerequisites for continuous development. … [Read more...] about Congress to create new momentum for Vietnam: Ambassador
Total of 205 traders allowed to export rice
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Up to 205 local traders nationwide were permitted to export rice as of January 18, following a list released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade. Per the list, the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho saw the highest number of licensed rice exporters at 43. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with 38 eligible rice exporters, followed by the southern provinces of Long An, An Giang and Dong Thap at 25, 20 and 18, respectively. Other localities with licensed rice exporters were Tien Giang and Hanoi with eight, Nghe An with seven, and Kien Giang and Vinh Long at six. Meanwhile, other localities had only one permitted rice exporter, such as Dak Nong, Tra Vinh, Tay Ninh, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Ha Tinh, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh. Despite a modest decline of 3.5 percent in export volume to 6.15 million tonnes mainly due to the Government's efforts to ensure national food … [Read more...] about Total of 205 traders allowed to export rice
Vietnam posts remarkable economic achievements in 2016-2020 period
These achievements have been recognised and appreciated by the international community. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Viet Nam has created a "legendary story" in poverty reduction with its human development index (HDI) of 0.63 in 2019, ranked 118 out of 189 countries and in the group of countries with the highest HDI growth rate in the world. … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts remarkable economic achievements in 2016-2020 period
Enterprises yet to make use of EVFTA when exporting agricultural products to EU
According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Toan, Director of the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), every year, the EU imports agricultural products with a total value of about US$160 billion. Vietnam has many dominant commodities, but some products have not made the most of the advantages from the EVFTA to export to the EU. For instance, Vietnam is the world’s largest cashew nut exporter, but it has not yet benefited from exporting processed cashew to the EU market. Despite the advantage of a quota of 20,000 tons, the cane sugar industry has not had any optimistic signals yet. Honey exports to the US are the highest, followed by China and Japan, but honey exports to the EU remain modest. With the addition of the EU market, it will diversify markets and prevent breakages of the supply chain. Moreover, exporters will not be on the back foot, looking for new markets. Under the EVFTA, deeply-processed products from … [Read more...] about Enterprises yet to make use of EVFTA when exporting agricultural products to EU