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At the meeting with Mr. Ted McKinney, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh said that Vietnam has granted permission for 460 meat producers and 210 seafood exporters of the US to export to Vietnam. Vietnam has also allowed the US to export fresh fruits, including cherry, pear, grape, apple, blueberry, and orange, to Vietnam and is in the process to evaluate risks on plant quarantine and biosecurity for grapefruit, nectarine, apricot, and plum of the US to soon permit the import of them into the country. Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh also asked the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to soon give the nod to the Hanoi Irradiation Center and Toan Phat Irradiation Limited Company to participate in the irradiation program of fresh fruits for exporting to the US, and the addition of the vapor heat treatment on fresh fruits exported to the US, and to quickly complete the process and the procedure of risk assessment … [Read more...] about US enterprises green-lighted to export meat, seafood, fruits to Vietnam

Local consumers opt to order goods online amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnamese consumers prefer less physical contact with crowds amid the coronavirus outbreak, leading to a decline in shopping traffic with a larger basket size per trip, thus affecting the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market. … [Read more...] about Increased health consciousness among consumers impacts FMCG market

Hanoi (VNA) – Garment-textile and footwear enterprises are seeking material supplies from markets besides China amid the complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19). According to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the garment-textile industry imports about 70 percent of its materials from China. Vice chairwoman and secretary general of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association Phan Thi Thanh Xuan said the sector also largely depends on imported material from China.  If Chinese factories’ output slows, it would be impossible for Vietnamese footwear companies to meet their production plans. Chairman of VITAS Vu Duc Giang said if the epidemic continues to prolong, many businesses are likely to suspend operations due to a lack of materials. Given this difficulty, the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (VINATEX) has been focusing on producing face masks as a way to maintain operation.  Many … [Read more...] about Apparel, footwear enterprises seek material supplies amid COVID-19

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Internet companies took part in a meeting with the World Health Organization last week at Facebook offices in Silicon Valley to discuss tactics such as promoting reliable information and fact-checking dubious claims about the coronavirus referred to as COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths