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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

European investors have diversified investments in Vietnam to new fields, including telecommunications, finance, office leasing, retail, hi-tech farming, and pharmacy. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to high-quality projects are set to keep increasing to Vietnam in the mid-and long-term thanks to the   EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Seafood processing at Godaco Company in Tien Giang Province. Photo: Viet Hung The assessment was given in a Government report on the trade and investment relations with the EU one year after the EVFTA kicked off. As of September 2021, the EU has a total of 2,242 ongoing projects in Vietnam with registered capital of $22.24 billion, up 164 projects, and $483 million in the capital against the same period of last year. Such figures accounted for 5.58% of total investment capital and 6.57% of foreign-invested projects in Vietnam, noted the report, adding a number of successful European corporations in Vietnam … [Read more...] about EVFTA to further increase FDI to Vietnam in mid-and long-term

Bui Kim Quy’s sophomore feature ‘Memoryland’ is a ‘beautifully composed’ film that explores attitudes about death in Vietnam, movie magazine Screen Daily wrote after a screening of the movie at Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in October. This October, ‘Memoryland’ has made it to the silver screen of ‘New Currents,' a competitive category under the BIFF, after earning the publishing permit from Vietnamese authorities just two weeks earlier. It is the brainchild of Vietnamese director and screenwriter Bui Kim Quy, with Dang Xuan Truong contributing as a producer and director of photography. The duo previously collaborated in a BIFF-selected flick, which met with a ban from domestic screening in 2014. 'Memoryland' secured three screenings at BIFF on October 10, 11, and 14, but Quy was not able to leave Vietnam for the events due to her health issues. The movie is about burial ceremonies in Vietnam, respect for the dead, and the love affairs of the living, according … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie earns rave reviews at Busan International Film Festival

Vietnamese lychees on the shelves of Singaporean supermarkets Combining online, traditional methods The year 2021 is considered an important milestone for Vietnamese fruits with lychees and longan exported for the first time directly to Western European countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and the UK. In particular, 15 tonnes of frozen durians from the Uu Dam Import-Export Company Limited exported to Australia were sold out in just two days. The positive results were attributed to the efforts of units, including Vietnamese trade offices abroad. Vietnamese Trade Counselor in Belgium and the EU Tran Ngoc Quan said the Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed Vietnamese trade offices abroad to focus on finding output for agricultural products. Therefore, they have strengthened advertisement and introduction of Vietnamese agricultural products in supermarket systems, distribution channels and wholesale markets. In addition, they have organized online … [Read more...] about Digitalization enhances Vietnam’s trade promotion

Ten metro trains in Hanoi are scheduled for trial run in December after being brought from France. Over the past year, the trains have been brought to Hanoi from France. The 10th train was transported to the city in September this year. According to the Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB), the Covid-19 pandemic has seriously slowed project implementation, including the import of equipment from Europe and the travel of foreign experts. Ten metro trains in Hanoi are scheduled for trial run in December after being brought from France Sluggish compensation procedures have also affected the project’s site clearance schedule. Once operational, eight trains will be officially in service, with one used to ease overloading at peak hours. The MRB is completing procedures for the train registry. Each train is designed to carry between 944 and 1,124 passengers with a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour. The trains are designed and manufactured by … [Read more...] about Hanoi metro trains ready for trial run

A dried up canal in Gò Cấp Township, the Mekong Delta Province of Tiền Giang, after a historic episode of drought and salt intrusion hitting the southern region in March. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Ahead of the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference slated for October 31 – November 12, 2021, the Ambassadors of the European Union Member States in Việt Nam penned a joint Op-Ed calling on partners, including Việt Nam, to strengthen climate plans, and reiterated their commitment to help achieve set targets. 'The evidence is clear. In August, the world’s scientists concluded once again that immediate action is needed. Climate change is uncomfortably close to all our daily realities no matter where in the world we live. Already it is triggering the kind of climate disasters we saw recently in every part of the planet, putting the survival of many species at risk and soon rendering certain parts of the Earth uninhabitable to humans. As climate scientist Prof. Kimberly … [Read more...] about COP26 has to be the turning point — from climate negotiations to climate solutions