Le Thi Ty, 47, eats banh chung for breakfast after finishing one row of spring onions. Work starts from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m. She earns VND1,200 ($0.1) per kilogram of onions, and an average of VND170,000-180,000 ($7.4-7.8) each day. Harvest season lasts around 20 days. … [Read more...] about Festive spirit on Khanh Hoa spring onion farm
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First 60 tons of Vietnamese rice enter UK under UKVFTA
The UK is imposing an import tariff of 17.4 percent on fragrant rice. However, according to the UKVFTA, high-quality Vietnamese fragrant rice imported into the UK market enjoys import tax exemption, making Vietnamese rice more competitive than those produced by other countries, such as Thailand. According to the forecast by Mr. Nguyen Canh Cuong, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in the UK, thanks to the UKVFTA, high-quality Vietnamese fragrant rice exports to the UK market this year will climb ten times higher compared to last year. The batch of 60 tons of premium fragrant rice imported by Vinaseed's Long Dan Company in the UK is now available for sale at its supermarket chain with a retail price of 15.5 pounds per 10 kilograms or VND465,000 per 10 kilograms. According to VNA, in 2019, the UK imported more than 671,000 tons of rice, worth US$531 million, ranking ninth among the ten largest rice importers in the world. Of which, Vietnam exported nearly 1,719 tons, worth $1,296 million. … [Read more...] about First 60 tons of Vietnamese rice enter UK under UKVFTA
Strengthened cold front strikes Vietnam’s northern frontier
The cold spell will cause impacts on the weather patterns of the northern upland areas in the morning before spreading to the remaining northern provinces, north-central provinces, and several locales in mid-central Vietnam later on the day. … [Read more...] about Strengthened cold front strikes Vietnam’s northern frontier
Social distancing reinstated in Vietnam’s Hai Duong Province after COVID-19 cluster detection
She had come into contact with a woman who left Vietnam for Japan on January 17. That woman tested positive in Japan on Tuesday for the new variant, which has raged in the UK and been confirmed to be 70 percent more transmissible than the old one. … [Read more...] about Social distancing reinstated in Vietnam’s Hai Duong Province after COVID-19 cluster detection
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 28
The specific target is that by 2025, the number of enterprises implementing technology innovation will increase by an average of 15% per year; and 100% of enterprises producing key products will directly participate in the programme to form research and development organisations. There are 3-5 key product industries that own or create advanced technologies in the value chain to produce products with high added value and competitiveness in the market. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 28