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The ceremony also awarded scholarships to the children of farmers in Vinh Long province who had good academic achievements in 2018-2020 On November 10 -11, Tiep Suc Nha Nong presented the first batch of loans to farmers living in An Hiep and An Binh Tay communes, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province. At the ceremony, the programme also awarded valuable scholarships to encourage the learning spirit of 40 academically successful students of Vinh Long province, who are the children of the beneficiaries of Tiep Suc Nha Nong 2018-2020. … [Read more...] about GREENFEED continues 10-year journey of “Empowering the farmers” programme

“By all standards, Vietnam has managed the crisis very well. Looking ahead, Vietnam’s prospects appear positive as the economy is projected to grow by about 6.8 per cent in 2021 and, thereafter, stabilise at around 6.5 per cent. This projection assumes that the COVID-19 crisis will be brought gradually under control,” said the World Bank in its economic update for Vietnam released over two weeks ago. The update continued, “Vietnam’s economic resilience is explained by the behaviour of both its domestic economy and its external sector. Not only has the private sector reacted positively to the gradual easing of social distancing and mobility measures, but the government has changed the course of its fiscal policy to support the recovery.” … [Read more...] about New economic priorities for a new year

Ho Quoc Luc, chairman of the board at shrimp exporter Sao Ta Food JSC, said that the company has plans to mobilise all its resource to capitalise on the opportunities from the UKVFTA. Sao Ta is focused on improving its shrimp raising capacity and sourcing materials to meet the requirements of the UK market, which is one of its key export markets for the company. … [Read more...] about Brits shopping for agri-aqua products

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) targets mobilising the necessary financial resources to provide at least 1.5 million gifts to poor and near-poor households, victims of Agent Orange (AO), victims of natural disasters and COVID-19 in 2020, and other vulnerable people ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. It forms part of the annual “Tet for the poor and AO victims” campaign held under the “Humanitarian Power 2020” programme, which aims to call on support from all to help the impoverished, AO victims, and other disadvantaged people nationwide enjoy a warm Tet. The VNRC said the programme will be broadcast live on the National Assembly Television Channel on January 16 night. A SMS campaign has been launched to mobilise funding for “Tet for the poor and AO victims”. Each text message with the word “TET” sent to 1409 before February 28 will contribute 20,000 VND (0.90 USD) to the fund. The VNRC and its chapters … [Read more...] about Red Cross Society hopes to present 1.5 million Tet gifts to the needy

Hanoi (VNA) - Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to further enhance ASEAN-China relations at their meeting in Brunei on January 14. Wang said the dynamic and fruitful China-ASEAN dialogue partnership has become an important pillar for regional peace and stability, development and prosperity. He noted China appreciates the important contribution made by the ASEAN Secretariat in promoting the development of China-ASEAN ties and cooperation in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. This year marks the 30th anniversary of their dialogue relations. Wang expressed his hope that both sides take this opportunity to organize a series of commemorative events, implement the five-year action plan, elevate their relations, and build a closer ASEAN-China community with a shared future. The official said China is willing to work with ASEAN to improve the level of cooperation in public … [Read more...] about ASEAN, China vow to boost ties