In his opening speech, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said that Vietnam grows lychee, longan, and rambutan orchards on a total area of 160,000ha. Last year, the three fruit exports were valued at US$ 325 million. The Northern province of Bac Giang, with its biggest area of lychee trees in the country with over 28,500ha, annually yields about 150,000-200,000 tons of lychee and pockets VND 5.5 trillion. "Thieu" lychee. Photo: truyenhinhlucngan.vn Especially, “Thieu” lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district in Bac Giang, has been exported to many foreign markets such as the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the UK, France, Australia, and the Southeast Asia. The district has successfully registered brand protection for its “Thieu” lychee in eight countries of China, the US, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia. In recent years, lychee, longan, and rambutan fruits have … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s typical fruits introduced to the world
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DPRK-USA Summit – A chance to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world
'Pho Thin' is among the favourite dishes of foreign reporters (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - In addition to infrastructure facilities to serve operations of reporters coming to cover the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, the International Media Centre (IMC) has provided them with free lunches and dinners, making it a chance to promote the hospitality of Vietnamese people and traditional dishes. At lunchtime right after the IMC was opened for reporters on February 26, the food court attracted a crowd of foreign and domestic reporters. A wide range of European and Asian foods, including Vietnamese dishes such as ‘gio’ (pork-pie), ‘cha’ grilled chopped meat, ‘banh cuon’ (steamed rolled rice pancake), ‘nem ran’ (fried meat rolls) and cakes, were served at the buffet lunch. The 'Ba Am bun thang' attracts a crowd of diners (Source: VNA) In particular, Hanoi city’s food court saw the participation of many cuisine artisans … [Read more...] about DPRK-USA Summit – A chance to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world
Vietnam to attend world’s largest food, beverage expo in UAE
Logo of the exhibition (Source: the organisation board) Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 20 Vietnamese enterprises operating in the agro-fishery-forestry, processed food and beverage sectors will attend the 24th edition of Gulfood, the world's largest annual food & beverage trade exhibition, in the United Arab Emirates from February 17-21, 2019. This exhibition will comprise 120 national pavilions, with more than 5,000 exhibitors. The five-day event is expected to attract over 90,000 commercial visitors from more 170 countries and territories across the world. The Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is assigned to organise the Vietnam pavilion at the Gulfood 2019. Twenty prestigious exporters, including the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk), the Hanoi Trade Joint Stock Corporation (Hapro) and the Vietnam Hanfimex Corporation have so far registered to take part in the exhibition. The event is expected to … [Read more...] about Vietnam to attend world’s largest food, beverage expo in UAE
3 Vietnamese start-ups chosen for ‘Runway to the world’ in Singapore
LOGIVAN is an application for trucks and works like Uber/Grab, offering a platform to connect between goods and truck owners. Thanks to technology, this app can unite the current fragmented market in Vietnam, helping to optimize the logistics industry via making use of available rented trucks, reducing transport cost for goods owners while increasing revenues for truck owners and alleviating environmental pollution. Ami is both the software and hardware to improve traditional trading activities thanks to its ability to manage residents, university campus, and possible supply chains in order to build a digital ecosystem for a smart neighborhood. CyHome is a friendly management system for apartment properties. Introduced in November 2017 in Vietnam, CyHome is now run in 36 major apartment buildings in Vietnam to serve more than 12,000 families. In the CyHome ecosystem, residents are guaranteed a standardized and high-quality management system to experience services and use goods with … [Read more...] about 3 Vietnamese start-ups chosen for ‘Runway to the world’ in Singapore
Film festival, photo exhibition introduce Vietnam to India
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh (C) addresses the event (Photo: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – A Vietnamese film festival and photography exhibition introducing the nation and people of Vietnam were held in Film City centre in Noida city of India’s Uttar Pradesh state during August 30-31, as part of the celebrations of the 73rd National Day. The event drew hundreds of audience members, notably including Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh and India’s President of the International Chamber of Media and Entertainment (ICME) Sandeep Marwah. Addressing the opening of the event, Ambassador Thanh said that the film festival and photo exhibition were taking place in the context of strong growth across many fields in the Vietnam-India relationship, especially after ties were raised to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Bilateral cooperation in culture has also received adequate attention, he noted. The diplomat said that through this event, Vietnam … [Read more...] about Film festival, photo exhibition introduce Vietnam to India