Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 2 for British Ambassador Gareth Ward, who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.
Vietnam is gaining a stronger foothold in the EU market, though the Covid-19 wreaked havocs on both sides, after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020.
Exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products increased sharply in the first seven months. According to statistics of the General Department of Customs, by the end of July 15, the total import-export turnover has reached US$403 billion, up 16 percent over the same period. In particular, export turnover alone has reached more than $201 billion.
Nearly 50 percent of vegetables and fruits collected from wholesale markets are contaminated. The news released by the Ho Chi Minh City Food Safety Management Board came as a great shock to everyone.
After durian - the eleventh fruit of Vietnam - was licensed for official import by China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade has encouraged official export channels to avoid putting exporters at risk.
The Central Highlands has over 5 million hectares of agricultural land. The agricultural development here has many advantages, but the situation of “bumper crops, low prices” and “bad harvest, high prices” occurs in many places. Sometimes, agricultural products even face stagnancy in consumption.
During the working session in Vinh Long Province, Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, visited, encouraged, and gave gifts to participants in the summer volunteering programs and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the rural bridge and road on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet in Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province.
The 6th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival themed “Preservation and development of Rang Floating Market Culture” opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 9.
The current ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the efforts of major food exporters to limit the volume in their export quota has sent food prices to skyrocket controllably.
