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Under the agreement, Viet Nam will cut 65 per cent of import tax on EU commodities after the deal takes effect, while the rest will be erased over a 10-year period. Meanwhile, the EU will cut more than 70 per cent of tariffs on Viet Nam’s commodities once the deal is effective, and the rest will be abolished over the seven subsequent years. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB.18

The province has an area of 134,000 hectares of cashew trees, mainly in Bu Dang, Dong Phu, and Bu Gia Map districts and 75,000 households live on cashew trees. Most cashew fields flowered simultaneously and bore fruit at a high rate and farmers have been rushing to enter the harvest season. This cashew crop, Mr. Dieu Minh, a farmer in Minh Hung Commune in Bu Dang District, spent VND40 million on plant protection drugs and fertilizer for his three-hectare cashew field. In previous crops, his cashew field gave low yield due to pests and diseases. Therefore, since the beginning of this crop, he has focused on improving his cashew field. The weather was fairly favorable this year so the fruit-bearing rate was high. Just at the very beginning of the harvest season, he has collected 400 kilograms of fresh cashew nuts. The productivity is around 700 kilograms per hectare compared to the last crop. By the end of this crop, his cashew field is expected to yield 10 tons of cashew nuts. In … [Read more...] about Cashew farmers concern about price drop

Malaysia saw sea freight exports to the US rise 24 per cent in the first eight months of 2019 as a result of the trade war, but its wider sea freight market remains small by comparison with its neighbours which each have a sea freight market around three times larger. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s logistics wins in US-China trade war