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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

Frozen shrimp being processed for export by workers of Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood JSC. Viet Nam's GDP in the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 6.17 per cent from the same period last year, the sharpest decline since Viet Nam announced its quarterly GDP in 2006. — VNA/VNS Photo Van Lanh World Bank continued to lower Viet Nam’s GDP growth forecast for this year to 2-2.5 per cent in its October 2021 Viet Nam Macro Monitoring. Viet Nam's GDP in the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 6.17 per cent from the same period last year, the sharpest decline since Viet Nam announced its quarterly GDP in 2006. Given the sharp contraction of the GDP in the third quarter and depending on the strength of the economic rebound in the fourth quarter, GDP growth for 2021 is projected to be in the 2-2.5 per cent range, well below its August forecast of 4.8 per cent, it said. Labour market conditions worsened substantially, reflecting the adverse economic impacts of the lengthy lockdown in major … [Read more...] about WB lowers forecast for Viet Nam’s 2021 GDP growth to 2-2.5%

Liquid sugar. Vietnamese authority determined that the HFCS originated from China and the RoK is being dumped in Viet Nam and the domestic industry has been suffering significant losses. However, there is no obvious causal relation between the dumping acts by the Chinese and Korean exporters and the damage of the domestic industry. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has completed an anti-dumping investigation into high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) imported from China and the Republic of Korea, according to the MoIT’s Trade Remedies Authority of Viet Nam (TRAV). The investigation was launched in June last year following a petition from a number of domestic HFCS producers filed with the ministry in May proposing anti-dumping measures imposed on HFCS imported from the two countries. During the probe, the MoIT has collected information and views from concerned parties, while carefully evaluating the impacts of the imported HFCS on the local industry and dumping margins of the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam completes anti-dumping probe into corn syrup from China, RoK

Coca-Cola Foundation has provided VND9 billion to the Viet Nam Red Cross Society The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced a $US400,000 (VNĐ9 billion) grant to support the Viet Nam Red Cross Society’s work. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company. The funds they have provided will go towards distributing COVID-19 vaccines, providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and raising public awareness of vaccine efficacy. The funding will provide essential supplies and PPE, such as hygiene packages, vitamin C supplements, nutrition drinks, hand towels; digital thermometers; face shields; phone cards; medical uniforms and more, to volunteers and healthcare staff in HCM City. The donation aims to benefit 3,000 frontline personnel including VRCS staff, volunteers, and healthcare staff, along with 35,000 community members. With the new grant, the total support from the foundation in the fight against COVID-19 in the country is up to VND16 billion. To date, the … [Read more...] about Coca-Cola Foundation grants VND9 billion to COVID-19 response in Viet Nam

A Samsung Vietnam production line. — Photo diendandoanhnghiep.vn HÀ NỘI – Though the pandemic has seriously impacted the world and Việt Nam, it has accelerated the supply chain shift by diversifying, regionalising the production chain and scaling up global value chains, said an expert in Hà Nội on October 14. Trần Toàn Thắng, director of the Department of Industrial Forecast and Enterprise Development (DIFED), National Center for Economic Forecast and Information (NCIF), told a seminar hosted by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Foundation (KAS) of Germany on the pandemic influence on the global supply chain and local logistics sector and business operations: “Though there is global prospects for production, the impact from the pandemic will affect enterprises at least until 2023.” Thắng said most of the production chains that Việt Nam can access or have the potential to move to are suitable with the … [Read more...] about Experts seek ways for Viet Nam to have healthier supply chain

AMI solar plant in Khanh Hoa Province. — Photo baokhanhhoa.vn The US Consulate General in HCM City on Friday awarded a US$2.96 million grant to AMI AC Renewables to construct a battery energy storage system pilot project in Viet Nam. The project will use cutting-edge American technology and equipment to demonstrate how advanced energy storage can reduce power losses and help Viet Nam integrate greater renewable energy into its power system. It will be built and integrated into a 50MW Solar Farm operated by AMI AC Renewables in Khanh Hoa Province. “We are pleased to support Viet Nam’s efforts to expand renewable energy generation, and reduce reliance on coal,” said Marie C. Damour, Charge d’Affaires a.i. for the US Mission to Viet Nam at the signing ceremony during the US-Vietnam Energy Security Dialogue. “This project will show how cutting-edge US energy storage technology can advance these goals and accelerate Viet Nam’s transition to a clean energy economy for a … [Read more...] about US awards grant to AMI AC Renewables to construct energy storage pilot project in Viet Nam