A farm of Vinamilk (Photo: Vinamilk) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) will invest in four high-tech dairy farms in the north central province of Thanh Hoa until 2020, said Vinamilk General Director Mai Kieu Lien. The four farms, including an organic one, will be built in Vinamilk Thanh Hoa’s high-tech dairy farm complex. As many as 20,000 dairy cows will be raised on the farms, producing 110 million litres of milk per year. [Vinamilk opens high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa] With its current development plans, Vinamilk owns more than 120,000 dairy cows, supplying about 750 tonnes of milk a day. The company is expected to have 200,000 dairy cows and raw milk output will double by 2020, meeting 50 percent of material demand for production and ensuring supply for Vietnamese consumers. Vinamilk has recently inaugurated a high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa. Covering a total area of 40 hectares in Thong Nhat town, Yen Dinh district, the facility was built with an … [Read more...] about Vinamilk to build four hi-tech dairy farms in Thanh Hoa
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Nearly $10bn investment for 3 high-tech parks
Hoa Lac hi-tech park currently has 81 valid investment projects with total registered capital of $3 billion. — Photo baodautu.vn Three national hi-tech parks in Hoa Lac, HCM City and Da Nang have attracted 218 investment projects with a registered capital of nearly US$10 billion, creating jobs for about 50,000 workers. The information was reported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). HCM City hi-tech park is owning 130 valid investment projects with total registered capital of $6.8 billion. The production value of this park has increased significantly from only $0.5 billion in 2010 to estimated $12 billion in 2017, creating nearly 40,000 jobs. It is expected that by 2020 the production value will exceed $20 billion. Hoa Lac hi-tech park currently has 81 valid investment projects with total registered capital of $3 billion. Last year, the total import-export turnover of enterprises in the zone had reached $2.4 billion. In addition, seven projects at the Da Nang … [Read more...] about Nearly $10bn investment for 3 high-tech parks
Vietnam, Australia seek to create hi tech agricultural value chain
A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 2 to discuss the development of hi-tech agricultural value chains between Vietnam and Australia. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Development and the Vietnam-Australia business association signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation - Source: tuyengiaoangiang.vn Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Anh Thu said the event allowed local enterprises to learn about technical barriers and how to control the quality of farm produce exported to Australia and other markets in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The workshop helped to promote local agricultural products and opened up investment opportunities for local and Australian businesses, he added. Professor Scott Murray from Canberra University introduced the value chain research model, the development path of Vietnam, and the benefits of the CPTPP … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Australia seek to create hi tech agricultural value chain
New momentum for sci-tech cooperation with France, Cuba
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Élysée Palace (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The recent visits to France and Cuba by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong created new momentum to promote cooperation in science and technology. Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh, who accompanied the Party chief during the trips, made the statement in an interview with reporters from Vietnam News Agency. He said Vietnam and France signed 12 agreements, including in research, training and technological transfer in outer space cooperation. The ministerial level talks between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and France’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation was an important activity during the Party chief’s visit to France from March 25-27 as the two … [Read more...] about New momentum for sci-tech cooperation with France, Cuba
Trump to unveil China tariff list this week, targeting tech goods
The Trump administration this week will unveil the list of Chinese imports targeted for U.S. tariffs to punish Beijing over technology transfer policies, a move expected to intensify trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The list of $50 billion to $60 billion worth of annual imports is expected to target “largely high-technology” products and it may be more than two months before tariffs take effect, administration officials have said. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office needs to unveil the list of products by Friday under President Donald Trump’s China tariff proclamation signed on March 22. The tariffs are aimed at forcing changes to Chinese government policies that USTR says results in the “uneconomic” transfer of U.S. intellectual property to Chinese companies. The agency’s “Section 301” investigation authorizing the tariffs alleges China has systematically sought to misappropriate U.S. intellectual … [Read more...] about Trump to unveil China tariff list this week, targeting tech goods