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Ministry targets 650 million USD from mango exports by 2030

April 20, 2021 by en.qdnd.vn

The mango growing area currently stands at some 87,000 ha, 48 percent of which is in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam shipped over 180 million USD worth of mangoes abroad last year, accounting for only 1.15 percent of the world’s total.

China was the largest market of Vietnam, with nearly 152 million USD, or 83.9 percent of the total, followed by Russia, the U.S., the Republic of Korea, the EU, Australia, and Japan, according to MARD’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.

To achieve the export target, Deputy Director of MARD’s Plant Protection Department Nguyen Thi Thu Huong called on the ministry to upgrade her department’s technical centers so as to carry out studies helping to remove technical barriers, seek new markets, and conduct pre-export checks.

She also recommended MARD digitize its databases on farming zones, processing establishments, and packaging facilities.

While localities should enhance connectivity between cultivation areas and increase training for local staff in charge of farming techniques, businesses need to seriously comply with regulations from both importing countries and Vietnam, boost production cooperation, maintain constant monitoring to ensure sufficient supply and quality materials, and remain updated on export information, Huong added.

Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam said having 48 percent of the mango growing area concentrated in the Mekong Delta is favorable in improving quality and meeting the requirements of importing markets.

However, as the area meeting VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards makes up just 3.8 percent of the Mekong Delta’s mango growing area, it is necessary to boost the adoption of these standards, he noted.

Nam also urged provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta to work to improve quality in every step, from farming and harvesting to preservation, while strengthening links in mango sales.

In particular, they should identify target markets and work with enterprises and cooperatives to help farmers align cultivation practices with international standards.

Source: VNA

Vietnam to compete in play-off round to qualify for Futsal World Cup finals

April 20, 2021 by vov.vn

The teams, now ranking between fourth and seventh positions in the Asian region, are competing in the play-off round to select the best two teams to the FIFA Futsal World Cup alongside the region’s other finalists, including Iran, Japan, and Uzbekistan.

Ahead of the fixtures, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will announce the time, venue, and competition format of the round.

The FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 finals are scheduled to take place between September 12 and October 3 in Lithuania.

Despite the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese national futsal team held two gatherings last year, including a training camp in Spain.

At present, local players are taking part in the National Futsal HDBank Championship 2021.

Following the AFC revealing the new schedule for the play-off round, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will then plan a training camp ahead of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021.

COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 10 imported cases, including Indian citizen

April 20, 2021 by vov.vn

The Indian expert, 20, boarded a plane from his country to Vietnam’s Noi Bai International Airport on April 6, and was placed in quarantine upon arrival.

He tested positive on April 19 and was subsequently transferred to Hanoi-based Hospital of Tropical Diseases for medical surveillance and treatment.

Nine other patients are Vietnamese citizens with most of them in their 20s. They returned to Vietnam from India, the United States, Japan and Romania on different days.

They all tested positive during their stay in concentrated quarantine facilities, thus posing no risk to the community, said the MoH.

The same day, 15 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease.

To date Vietnam has recorded 2,801 coronavirus cases, of whom 2,490 have been released from hospital.

The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 and related illnesses remains at 35.

Vietnam reports 10 imported Covid-19 cases

April 20, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

Vietnam reports 10 imported Covid-19 cases

The Saigon Times

Two medical workers walk inside a Covid-19 quarantine zone. Ten imported Covid-19 cases were reported in the country on Tuesday evening – PHOTO: MINISTRY OF HEALTH

HCMC – The Ministry of Health has confirmed 10 new imported Covid-19 cases in Hung Yen, Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Danang and Hanoi, taking the country’s tally to 2,801 as of tonight, April 20.

Five of the new cases were reported in Danang, who returned to the country from Romania and Japan on April 5, 6 and 15. They were immediately put under quarantine after arriving at the Danang International Airport. All of them are being treated at Danang Lung Hospital.

Hoa Binh Province reported two new cases, who were returnees from the U.S. They arrived at the Van Don International Airport on April 6 and were immediately transported to Hoa Binh for quarantine. The patients are being treated at Hoa Binh Province General Hospital.

Hung Yen, Nghe An and Hanoi reported one new case each.

The new patient reported in Hung Yen Province is an Indian expert who arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport from India, transiting in Dubai, on April 6 and was quarantined upon arrival. The patient has been sent to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases for treatment.

A returnee from Japan became the latest case in Nghe An Province. He arrived at the Vinh Airport on April 14. The patient is being treated at the Southwestern Nghe An General Hospital.

The new case in Hanoi is a man residing in Ba Don Town, Quang Binh Province. He returned to the country from India, transiting in Qatar and Singapore, on April 17. The patient is undergoing treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.