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Vietnamese fresh lychees are sold at a supermarket in France. In the first nine months of 2021, Viet Nam earned US$20.1 billion from exporting food and agricultural products. — VNA/VNS Photo Linh Huong Viet Nam's agricultural products are being exported to more than 180 countries and territories, particularly products moving from the mid-range market to the higher-end segment. This information was provided at an online trade connection programme with the participation of representatives and business communities of India and three countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), namely Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia on Monday. This formed part of a series of activities of a project to strengthen international integration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of India and the GMS countries, towards promoting global value chains and trade between India and the GMS countries, which is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Le Hoang Tai, Deputy Director of the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam grasps opportunities to expand agricultural export market

Vietnam grasps opportunities to expand agricultural export market Viet Nam's agricultural products are being exported to more than 180 countries and territories, particularly products moving from the mid-range market to the higher-end segment. This information was provided at an online trade connection programme with the participation of representatives and business communities of India and three countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), namely Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia on Monday. This formed part of a series of activities of a project to strengthen international integration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of India and the GMS countries, towards promoting global value chains and trade between India and the GMS countries, which is financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Le Hoang Tai, Deputy Director of the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, emphasised that farm produce and food were key exports of Viet Nam. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 13

Pham Le Hung, external relations director of MVV Academy, receives an award the ceremony for announcement and recognition. — Photo courtesy MVV Academy MVV Entrepreneur Academy Corporation (MVV Academy) has recently received the award of Top 10 Vietnam ICT Enterprises 2021 in Edtech category. The award, which is given for businesses with outstanding growth in using technology for educational management and development by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA), aims to support the Vietnamese Government in forming 100,000 Vietnamese digital technology enterprises by 2030. Being well-known for providing technology solutions in education and professional training, MVV Academy’s mission is to support Vietnamese businesses to grow sustainably through capacity and workforce improvement. MVV’s network currently has more than 2,000 members and experts from various fields such as communications, marketing, business, human resources, and finance. To receive this … [Read more...] about MVV Academy named top Vietnam ICT enterprise 2021

The project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-hit water insecurity areas. More than 500,000 people in Vietnam’s Central Highlands and South-Central Coastal regionals will directly benefit from a project worth US$30 million financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on climate change adaptation. Representatives of UNDP, MARD, and five target provinces Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. Photos: UNDP About 50% of the beneficiaries are women who will be subject to the project which is designed to empower vulnerable smallholders, particularly women and ethnic minority farmers in climate change-induced water insecurity provinces namely Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. The “ Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Agriculture to Climate Change-induced Water Insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast Regions of Vietnam” … [Read more...] about US$30 million climate change adaptation project launched in Vietnam

Foreign-invested enterprises are urging the government to facilitate the green energy revolution The requirement was made as a comment for completing the draft Power Development Plan VIII. According to the VBF, numerous credit and financial organisations and international commercial banks announced withdrawing financing from thermal power plant projects after receiving protests over their environmental impact. The VBF added that numerous thermal power plants, which are expected to be kicked off in 2022, are now in financial difficulties and the investors will only implement the projects with government support. Thus, the VBF proposed the government to only approve thermal power plants where the investors have enough capital on their own. It also requested more solutions to promote low-emission alternatives such as offshore gas and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). Besides, it urged the government to encourage the development of offshore wind farms with a scale of 1-3GW. … [Read more...] about Foreign businesses urge government to approve thermal power plants having enough capital