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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam stood out as the world’s largest cashew exporter last year but there remains many challenges ahead for the country to retain its leading position in the future. The country shipped 450,000 tonnes of cashew abroad last year, earning more than 3.6 billion USD. Vietnam also imported 1.6 million tonnes of raw cashew with a turnover of more than 2 billion USD. Pham Van Cong, Chairman of the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) told Vietnam News the consumption and export of cashew nuts undergoing deep processing, such as salted/honey roasted nuts and cashew nut candies and cookies, witnessed sharp growth. “Vietnamese cashew enterprises have also been increasingly active in the supply of raw materials, production improvement and business efficiency enhancement,” Cong said. Last year, Tan Long Group signed a contract to purchase 176,000 tonnes of Tanzanian raw cashews from the 2018 season with Tanzania's … [Read more...] about Efforts to maintain Vietnam’s leading position in cashew export

Can Tho (VNA) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will be calling for investment in local logistic services, tourism, hi-tech agriculture and IT projects at its investment promotion conference slated for August 8-10. The information was released by Truong Quang Hoai Nam, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee at a meeting to review preparations for the conference on March 20. Nam underlined the significance of the event, saying that it aims to introduce the city’s socio-economic achievements and potential, as well as policies on investment attraction to domestic and international partners. The conference will be chaired by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Planning and Investment, the Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, and the Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. It is expected to welcome 500 delegates, including 100 foreigners. A ceremony will be held in the framework of the conference to present investment scheme and investment … [Read more...] about Can Tho conference to promote investment in logistics, tourism, IT

Jakarta (VNA) – The 18th meeting of the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN IPR) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 21, the first during Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, head of Vietnam’s permanent delegation to ASEAN and Chairman of the ASEAN IPR’s Governing Council. Addressing the meeting, Ambassador Binh congratulated Thailand on the success of the year it held the Chairmanship of the ASEAN, and praised Thailand’s contributions as Chair of the ASEAN IPR in 2019. He shared Vietnam’s priorities during the year it serves as ASEAN Chair, noting that one of them is to promote programmes and activities related to women, peace and security in ASEAN in the context that maintaining peace and security continue to be one of the focuses of the association. The council discussed and adopted the ASEAN IPR’s working programme in 2020, … [Read more...] about Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN-IPR Governing Council

To concretise the Party’s resolution, the Government issued Resolution 98-NQ/CP on October 3, 2019 on a plan of actions to implement Resolution 10/NQ-TW. The Government defined concrete tasks to develop the private economic sector, focusing on three major policies: creating favourable environment for the private economic sector to develop; assisting the sector in innovation, technology modernization, human resources development and enhancement of productivity; and enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of State management. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JAN. 21

In addition, the functional forces should coordinate closely with each other, do well in advising the Party committees and local authorities to implement law propagation, dissemination and education measures associated with the organization. activities to support victims of community reintegration, replication of effective operation models, especially the model of "Kindness House, Peaceful House", Hoi Lien's Support Center for Victims of Trafficking Vietnam Women's Union. … [Read more...] about Safety for women and children towards sustainable development goals