Precision for agriculture development

HÀ NỘI – Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta might reduce between late March and June this year, according to Phùng Tiến Dũng, head of the Hydrological Forecasting Department for the Central, Central Highlands and Southern region. … [Read more...] about Saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta to ease by April

Vietnam set up diplomatic ties with South Sudan in February 2019, bringing the total number of regional countries that have diplomatic ties with Vietnam to 69 out of 70. Last year’s two-way trade hit close to US$19 billion, tripling that of a year earlier. Vietnam exported farm produce, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, telecommunications, and finance-banking services to the region. The country received more than US$7 billion in foreign direct investment from the region while pouring more than US$2.6 billion there, primarily via Viettel’s telecom projects in several African nations. Progress has been also seen in cooperation on agriculture, energy, transportation, labour and exchange of experts. With active and responsible contributions to dealing with global issues, Vietnam acquired almost absolute support from the Middle East– African countries during its run for a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure. During a … [Read more...] about Vietnam greatly values ties with Middle East and African countries

Chinese leaders are highly interested in the construction of Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway and have urged the Chinese general contractor to hold in-depth discussions with Vietnamese relevant agencies to dealing with existing obstacles to put the project into operation soon. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Dung greets Chinese Ambassador

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), China, Japan, the US and the Republic of Korea were the leading markets of Vietnam. Meanwhile, the highest growth was seen in the Japanese market with 66.1 percent, the UAE was second at 58 percent and growth in China hit 53.1 percent. … [Read more...] about Vietnam earns nearly 210 million USD in October fruit, vegetable exports

In the January-May period, Vietnam imported 470 million USD worth of fruit and vegetables, up 68.6 percent year on year. The vegetable import was estimated at 100 million USD, up 49 percent from 2016, while the imported fruit value was 353 million USD, up 75 percent. … [Read more...] about Fruit, vegetable exports hit 1.38 billion USD in 5 months