Although Vietnamese rice has been exported to 150 countries and territories, markets for the product are mainly Asian countries and thus need to be diversified, according to experts.Currently, the Asian region has been the largest market of Vietnamese…
Day: July 8, 2023
Philippines writes off debts for more than 600,000 farmers
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on July 7 signed into law a reform measure that writes off about 1.04 billion USD of debts owed by more than 600,000 farmers to help them boost production.The New Agrarian Emancipation Act freed the farmers til…
ASEAN accelerates energy connectivity to promote sustainable growth
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia will hold the ASEAN Energy Business Forum 2023 (AEBF) themed “Accelerating Energy Connectivity to Achieve ASEAN’s Sustainable Growth” on August 24-26 in Ba…
Vietnam updates EC on efforts to combat IUU fishing
A technical mission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), led by Deputy Director General of the Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish) Nguyen Quang Hung, held a working session with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fi…
HCM City Party Committee convenes 21st conference
The Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held the 21st conference in its 11th tenure on July 8 to review the socio-economic development in the city in the first six months of the year, and set out key tasks for the second half.The conference is expecte…
Can Tho urged to speed up ODA-funded projects
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on July 8 worked with leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the progress of projects using official development assistance (ODA) in the city.The Deputy PM earlier inspected the 500-bed Can Tho Oncology Hos…
US continues to impose anti-subsidy duty on Vietnamese steel coat hangers
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it will continue to impose anti-subsidy duty of up to 31.58% on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.In its final conclusion of the second sunset review of the order to impose anti-subsidy tax…
Thailand to see less rainfall into next year due to El Nino
The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned that Thailand could experience dry conditions due to the El Nino phenomenon until early next year.TMD Director-General Chomparee Chompurat said rainfall in all regions of Thailand has been below aver…
PM instructs measures to accelerate highway projects in Mekong Delta
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on tackling difficulties to speed up highway projects and disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital in the Mekong Delta, which took place in Can Tho city on July 8 afternoon.At pr…