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The Can Tho Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a ceremony on March 17 to mark the export of its first batch of 18 tonnes of durians to the Chinese market. Delegates cut the ribbons marking the export of first batch of of durians to the Chinese market (Photo: tienphong.vn) The move comes under the protocol signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Department of China Customs. Vietnamese firm Ngoc Minh Lang Son Import-Export Co., Ltd will be the exporting company while the importing enterprise will be Shenzhen Pan Asia Logistics Co., Ltd. of China. Upon addressing the ceremony, Tran Thien Thanh, deputy director of Truong Phat Durian Cooperative in Can Tho City, said after being inspected by the Chinese side, the co-operative was assessed to fully meet stringent export standards and was therefore granted two growing area codes to export to the market. Truong Phat Cooperative has therefore … [Read more...] about Can Tho exports first batch of durian to China via official channels

An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Vietnam’s Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of China (SASAC) held a conference on reform and development of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Beijing on March 18. CMSC Chairman Nguyen Hoang Anh, SASAC Chairman Zhang Yuzhuo, and Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Sao Mai attended the event. Representatives from the SASAC and the CMSC introduced the situation of state asset management and supervision, and SOE reform and development in their respective country. Meanwhile, representatives from the two sides’ SOEs shared experience in production and business activities and development strategies. A memorandum of understanding on enhancing exchanges and cooperation in State-owned assets and State-run enterprises between the two agencies was signed on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China boost cooperation in SOE reform, development

Foreign tourists visit Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi plans to organise 167 promotional activities in trade, tourism and investment, including 50 at the municipal level this year in an effort to fulfil the capital city’s socio-economic development goals, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen on March 2. Addressing a conference to plan the city's promotional campaign for 2023 held by the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA), Quyen stressed that the activities should focus on the city’s key export markets. According to the HPA's report, Hanoi organised 172 promotion activities last year, thus contributing to its socio-economic recovery and development after the COVID-19 pandemic. These activities contributed to bringing total export turnover to 17.1 billion USD last year, up 10.3% year-on-year, and reaching 1.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment, also up 10.3% year-on-year. In the year, Hanoi welcomed 18.7 million … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans various promotional activities to fulfil 2023 development goals

ASEAN, China vow to advance comprehensive strategic partnership. (Photo: asean.org) Jakarta (VNA) - ASEAN and China reaffirmed commitment to advance their comprehensive strategic partnership at the 24th ASEAN -China Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat on March 17. China also reaffirmed its support for ASEAN Community building and for ASEAN Centrality in regional ASEAN-led mechanisms. The meeting exchanged views on developments in ASEAN and China and discussed the continued progress of cooperation over the past year. Notable progress has been made in various areas of the ASEAN-China Plan of Action 2021-2025 and its annex to advance the ASEAN- China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) particularly in political dialogue and cooperation, non-traditional security, trade and investment, food and agriculture, ICT, cyber security, digital economy, tourism, education, public health, culture and information, media, environment, and … [Read more...] about ASEAN, China vow to advance comprehensive strategic partnership

This has been the busiest year ever for traders like Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh in the southern province of Tien Giang. She has been scrambling to find top quality fruits grown in the Mekong Delta to sell to Chinese buyers. "In previous years we only bought limited quantities of durian, jackfruit and mango to sell domestically, but this year we have been raising prices continuously to get enough for exports." Thanh Mai, a trader in the Central Highlands, has been struggling to meet her increasing export quota. She now pays farmers double last year’s prices: VND20,000 for a kilogram of taro, and VND14,000 for yam. Export companies are also busy. Van Xuan Phat Exports and Imports ships thousands of tons of durian to China every month, while major exporter Vina T&T has secured a contract for 22,500 tons of the fruit. In Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc Provinces, companies are preparing to export 500,000-600,000 tons of durian to China. Vietnamese rice is also imported by China … [Read more...] about Agricultural exports to newly opened China surge

Kam Thon and other women who live by the Mekong have been collecting river weed, or khai, for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream. The dams have altered the flow of water and block much of the sediment that is vital for khai and rice cultivation, researchers say. "Generally, the water is clear and the level is lower in the dry season, and we can easily wade in and harvest khai. But now, the water level is higher during dry season, which makes it more difficult," said Kam Thon, who sells khai at the local market. "We need to spend more time collecting khai, and there is also less khai, which has affected our income," the 48-year-old said, as she rolled handfuls of the stringy green weed into balls and placed them in a nylon bag slung on her shoulder. Kam Thon, who lives in Chiang Khong by the Thai-Laos border, said she only makes only about a third of what she used to earn when the Mekong’s waters ran low in the dry season and the … [Read more...] about China’s Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’

China has approved its first locally developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against Covid-19, its manufacturer said Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict Covid-zero regulations sparked a surge in cases. The vaccine, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, has been approved for "emergency use" by Beijing's health regulator, the company said in a statement. It showed high efficacy in a trial in which it was used as a booster shot for people who have been given other types of vaccines, the company added, without offering further details. mRNA vaccines are considered among the most effective in reducing severe infections and deaths. While traditional vaccines use a weakened or inactivated germ to prepare the body for a future attack from the real virus, mRNA deploys snippets of genetic material that carry instructions showing the body's cells how to produce a protein -- in this case, the spike protein on the coronavirus that causes Covid. The body's immune system … [Read more...] about China approves first domestic mRNA vaccine for Covid-19

A China-Vietnam-Laos freight train loaded with agricultural products at Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Photo: xinhua) Hanoi (VNA) - Trade between countries along the Mekong River and China posted steady growth last year despite COVID-19 and the sluggish global economy. Specifically, China's trade volume with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam hit 416.7 billion USD in 2022, up 5% year-on-year. The figures were disclosed at the opening ceremony of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Week 2023, which was held on March 23 in Kunming, China’s Yunnan province. Since, the mechanism was launched in 2016, it has become a landmark cooperation model in the region, and has continuously injected vitality into regional development./. VNA … [Read more...] about Trade between Mekong countries, China reaches over 416 bln USD in 2022

The tourism sector of Hanoi has worked hard to step up linkages with other localities nationwide to diversify products and improve the quality of tourism services, toward attracting more holidaymakers to the capital city. Since the beginning of 2023, Vietnam has seen a significant rise in the number of tourists. Hanoi alone welcomed more than 3 million visitors in January and February, an increase of 2.8% compared to 2022. The figure included 535,000 foreign tourists. Hanoi targets 22 million holidaymakers in 2023, including 3 million foreigners. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In February, hotel occupancy in Hanoi was about 56.2%, up by 39.5% over the same period in 2022. The total revenue from tourists reached 13.2 trillion VND, 3.6% higher than that last year. Tours featuring destinations in Hanoi are always connected with other tourist attractions such as Ha Long (Quang Ninh), Sa Pa (Lao Cai), Trang An (Ninh Binh), and Moc Chau (Son La). Such tours are … [Read more...] about Hanoi exerts efforts to boost tourism development

Vietnam and China share a long border with the busiest border gates serving trade connections. Vietnam’s top leaders including General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh today [March 28] met Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China as part of gestures to strengthen the ties between border areas. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China, at the meeting in Hanoi on Mar 28. Photo: VNA Wang Ning is in Vietnam to co-chair a meeting between party secretaries of Vietnam’s Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien provinces. The meeting is the third of its kind to set goals for cooperation between the localities. At the meeting in Hanoi on March 28, Trong highly appreciated the cooperation and expected Yunnan and Vietnamese border localities to be role models in implementing the consensus … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China enhance border ties