Precision for agriculture development

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has a good development policy under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, according to Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, the diplomat said the Party leadership and the Government’s socio-economic development efforts have received support from people at home and abroad. He expressed his belief that Vietnam will show more rapid development in the coming time, with its improving global position. The ambassador praised Vietnam for its achievements made in recent years, especially in the COVID-19 fight. Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world that has succeeded in the anti-pandemic model via control efforts at border gates that help prevent the pandemic from entering from outside. By doing so, Vietnam has been able to control the situation, ensuring safety for its people and keeping a stable environment for economic development amid the complicated international … [Read more...] about Israeli ambassador values Vietnam’s development policy under Party leadership

Hanoi (VNA) - The Thai Government will earmark a combined 24.4 billion baht (814 million USD) for spending on research and development (R&D) in the fiscal year 2022, up from 19.9 billion baht in fiscal 2021. According to Kitipong Promwong, director of the Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO), the proposed budget received the green light from the cabinet last week Kitipong said the spending would also focus largely on creating innovation for commercial purposes, strengthening competitiveness in the production and service sectors, narrowing income disparity and upgrading technology. According to Kitipong, Thailand faces many challenges in terms of social problems, poverty, income disparity and economic competitiveness, so its government sees it as imperative for R&D to help tackle such problems. The spending would also focus on developing medical equipment to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, electric vehicle batteries … [Read more...] about Thailand to spend 814 million USD on R&D in 2022

In addition, many northern provinces have accelerated the process of issuing cultivation area codes for a variety of specialty fruits in order to increase the added value. As a result, in 2020, many types of fruit will be exported through official channels to quality markets at prices many times higher than before, such as lychee exported to Japan, longan exported to Australia, and dragon fruit exported to the US. These results have contributed to bringing Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fishery export turnover to a record US$ 41.25 billion in 2020 in the context of the agricultural sector facing many challenges due to natural disasters and epidemics. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 25

In the opposite direction, ROS of construction firm FLC Faros continued to top gains with 6.8 percent, its ceiling price. It was followed by KDH of real estate developer Khang Dien House, up 4.6 percent, MSN of food conglomerate Masan Group with 4 percent, and MWG of electronics retailer Khang Dien House with 3.8 percent. … [Read more...] about VN-Index edges down in week’s first session

Hundreds of vehicles escort delegates attending the 13th Party Congress, carrying them through Tran Phu, Kim Ma, Lieu Giai, Nguyen Chi Thanh and Tran Duy Hung streets to the National Convention Center from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Monday for the congress's preparatory session. … [Read more...] about Hanoians stuck in traffic amid Party Congress road blocks