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Local companies sell agricultural products via e-commerce channels By Van Ly The Bac Giang lychee is now sold through Vietnamese e-commerce platforms - PHOTO: VNA HANOI - Some three tons of Bac Giang lychees were exported to Frankfurt, Germany, on June 22 through the e-commerce platform, Vo So, to be sold to overseas Vietnamese living in the city. This is the first time agricultural products are being exported to the European Union via e-commerce channels run by Vietnamese businesses. In order to operate the cross-border e-commerce flow, the e-commerce platform of the Viettel Post Company set up the Vo So Global booth last March to target overseas consumers who want to find quality products of Vietnamese origin. For this year’s Bac Giang lychee crop, aside from promoting domestic consumption, Vo So also introduced the specialty to the international market, helping overseas Vietnamese and consumers from other countries enjoy the Vietnamese lychee through … [Read more...] about Local companies sell agricultural products via e-commerce channels

South Korea is Vietnam’s biggest investor and second-largest trade partner. Foreign ministers of Vietnam and South Korea discussed different fields for enhanced bilateral relations when they met in Hanoi on June 23, focusing on economic ties, manpower, tourism, people-to-people links. South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong (L) and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on June 23. Photos: Baoquocte The South Korean foreign minister visited Vietnam on June 21-23 to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)’s High-level Policy Dialogue held in Hanoi. At talks with his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his delight at the fruitful development of Vietnam-South Korea relations in all fields in recent years, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to its relations with South Korea, considering the country as one of its top partners. In terms of investment, South Korea is Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam and South Korea discuss comprehensive ties

Additional 88 domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases reported Vietnam logged 97 new COVID-19 cases, including 88 domestic and nine imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 22, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said. Most of the new cases were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, with 63 infections, and the remainders were discovered in Bac Giang (12), Bac Ninh (6), Hung Yen (2), Nghe An (1) and Hanoi (1). By 6pm on June 22, the country had recorded a total of 12,010 domestically-transmitted infections and 1,717 imported cases. The number of locally-transmitted cases since the fourth COVID-19 wave hit Vietnam on April 27 amounted to 10,875, including 2,772 recoveries. According to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, 5,546 patients have given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to date, while the death toll related to the disease was 69. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 377 have tested negative to the virus once, 132 twice and 141 thrice./. 12-hour … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 22

HCM City launches ‘Operation Green 2012’ volunteer campaign The Youth League in Ho Chi Minh City launched the 6th ‘Operation Green’ volunteer campaign on morning of June 17 in An Phu Ward of District 2, with participation of nearly 1,000 volunteer soldiers and members of Youth League units of the armed forces based in the city. This year the campaign will run from June 17 to July 15 in HCMC, with participation of about 10,000 soldiers taking part in various activities such as persuading league members, youth and 10,000 people to register their cars or motorbikes; not violate traffic laws; plant 10,000 tree saplings; upgrade or repair 2,500km of rural roads; and make 10 temporary bridges in new agricultural areas. Furthermore the ‘Green Campaign’ will call for funds to build houses for households under priority policies; donate 500 gifts to disadvantaged union members, youth in armed forces; and mobilize 1,000 blood donation units. On this occasion, five houses were … [Read more...] about City launches ‘Operation Green 2012’ volunteer campaign

Vietnam records 1.35 billion USD trade deficit in first half of June Vietnam reported a trade deficit of 1.35 billion USD in the first half of June as exports reached only 12.3 billion USD – down nearly 2 billion USD compared to the latter half of May, the General Department of Customs has announced. Among items posting the strongest turnover decline included computers, electronics and parts with 1.06 billion USD, down 800 million USD; machinery and equipment with 1.1 billion USD, down 260 million USD; and telephones and components with 1.96 billion USD, down 50 million USD. Since the beginning of this year to mid-June, the nation’s trade value surpassed 288.6 billion USD. Of the sum, over 143.3 billion USD came from exports, up 30 percent year-on-year while the remainder of 145.3 billion USD was from imports, up 36 percent. That resulted in a trade deficit of 1.96 billion USD, the department said. According to trade experts, the above-mentioned trade deficit was … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 23

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (L) holds talks via videoconference with the RoK's NA Speaker Park Byeong-seug on June 23 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue had talks via videoconference with Speaker of the NA of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug on June 23, in which he affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to work with the RoK to lift bilateral ties to a new height. Hue stressed that Vietnam treasures and wants to develop its cooperation and friendship with the RoK, which is one of the leading and long-term partners of the Southeast Asian country. Vietnam highly values and believes that the RoK’s New Southern Policy will create great opportunities for the two countries to strengthen their strategic cooperative partnership, he said. Regarding the Korean Speaker’s proposal to elevate the bilateral relationship, which will turn 30 in 2022, to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Hue affirmed that Vietnam is ready to work … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready to join RoK in lifting relations to new height: NA Chairman