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The Centre for Knowledge Transfer and Start-up Assistance(under the Hanoi National University) in collaboration with the Technology Application and Development Department (under the Ministry of Science and Technology) organised the event, in order to promote scientific research activities and enhance the application and transfer of research results into real life and society, contributing to socio-economic development. The event features the participation of 300 delegates featuring scientists, experts, and enterprises wishing to connect and invest in scientific research activities as well as promote domestic and international science and technology transfer. The programme is taking place from December 24 to 26, 2020 at building G6, 144 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi and includes three activities: opening a chain of connection activities and a science and technology supply-demand connection week; pitching to connect investment, promote science and technology transfer; showcasing the connection between science-technology supply and demand. Dr. Vuong Quoc Thang, Director of the Centre for Knowledge Transfer and Start-up Assistance, affirmed: “Through the chain of science and technology supply-demand connection activities, higher education institutions, research institutes, scientists, entrepreneurs, state management agencies meet, connect, form and develop the science and technology market, expandingcooperation between research institutes , universities and businesses, putting science and technology into practice to serve life, production and business and most importantly overall socio-economic development ”. …

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Imports-exports contribute $2.37 billion to State budget in Jan-Feb State budget collection from import-export activities reached 54.76 trillion VND (2.37 billion USD) in the first two months, or 17.38 percent of the estimate and a year-on-year rise of 7.53 percent, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. In February alone, the collection was 23.66 trillion VND. As Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays fell in the month, the customs department worked together with relevant agencies to combat smuggling and trade frauds while increasing inspections. The customs force detected 967 cases in total from January 16 to February 15, seizing goods of 258.67 billion VND and contributing 8.6 billion VND to the State budget. State budget collection was estimated at 220.5 trillion VND in total in the first two months of 2021, equivalent to 16.4 percent of the year’s estimate./. Risky to invest in forex trading plaforms: Deputy Governor Forex trading via investment platforms had not been licensed in Viet Nam, posing significant risks to investors, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Dao Minh Tu warned. Tu said at the Government’s meeting on Tuesday in Ha Noi that the operation of forex trading platforms was currently illegal, adding that the trading of foreign currencies and derivatives must be provided by credit institutions and commercial banks licensed by the State Bank of Viet Nam. Until now, no forex trading platforms had been licensed for trading, he stressed, warning about risks when investing via these platforms. Recently, some organisations like Lion Group called for investments in forex through Fx Trading Markets with attractive interest rates of up to 300 per cent per year and commissions. Lion Group attracted around 40,000 investors nationwide. Tu urged people to be cautious with these appealing calls, adding that there were signs of in-transparencies and frauds. “The skyrocketing profits in the current situation …

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Vegetables are sold at Phùng Khoang Market in Hà Nội's Nam Từ Liêm District. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Vice director of Hà Nội’s Agriculture and Rural Development Tạ Văn Tường talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about food safety management amid the COVID-19 pandemic What has been done in Hà Nội to control the quality of food and particularly farming products to ensure food safety for consumers during special contexts like the COVID-19 pandemic? Ensuring food safety is the responsibility of sectors and localities including the agriculture sector. To control the quality of food and particularly farming products from farms to markets, Hà Nội’s agriculture sector has been tightening control food quality with a focus on fresh products. Last year, the agriculture department examined more than 6,000 samples of farming products for tests and found 335 of them failed to meet food safety regulations. As a result, up to 25 tonnes of unsafe food was ruined. Besides, agencies under the department implemented programmes to support agricultural production and expand safe food supply chains. Hà Nội has concentrated cultivation areas that meet food safety regulations including more than 5,000ha of safe vegetables, over 1,300ha of fruits and teas, 182ha of aquaculture products and 88 pig farms that apply VietGAP standards. Organic agriculture production is carried out on nearly 40ha. The city also has 164 high-tech agriculture production models and 141 food safety supply chains with nearly 9,500 products included in origin traceability systems. What difficulties do you have in managing food safety in the city? Hà Nội’s agriculture production areas have not applied standard productions like VietGAP, ISO or GlobalGAP, resulting in uncertificated quality of the farming products and a modest rate of products' origin traceability. Many agriculture products are not processed, labelled or uncertificated, which results in unstable prices. There are …

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