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“Since the initiative was launched in December 2013, there have been more than 150,000 members in the YSEALI network, including 30,000 members from Vietnam. The US Government is proud to contribute to YSEALI and Fulbright University Vietnam to strengthen youth capacity, not only in Việt Nam, but also in the ASEAN community,” Kritenbrink added. … [Read more...] about U.S. Department of State launches new YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam

Addressing the event, General Ngo Xuan Lich praised the breakthrough development and glorious tradition of the defense industry sector over the past 75 years. He also highlighted the great contributions of generations of troops, staff, and workers who served in the arms industry in the past and those who presently work with the defense industry sector to the success of the Vietnam People’s Army over the past time. … [Read more...] about General Department of Defense Industry receives first-class Independence Order

The mission paid tribute and offered incense to General Vo Nguyen Giap at his resting place, at Dong Loc T-Junction Monument in remembrance of ten volunteer damsels, Truong Son, Road 9, and Quang Tri ancient citadel National Martyrs’ Cemeteries, and floated wreaths on the Thach Han River. On the occasion, the general department presented VND 300 million to Quang Tri provincial Military Command and localities’ management board of war cemeteries and VND 140 million to assist Quang Tri province to build two houses for national contributors. Other gifts were also handed over to management boards of Dong Loc T-junction Monument and national cemeteries. … [Read more...] about General Department of Defense Industry conducts commemorative activities

At a press conference on September 8 in Hanoi, Director of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Nhu Cuong informed that after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect, the EU has expanded its quota of rice imported from Vietnam to 80,000 tons per year. In 2019, Vietnam exported 50,000 tons of rice to the EU market under quotas, with a value of 28.5 million euros. Compared to other countries in the ASEAN, Vietnam's rice exports to Europe were only one-sixth of those of Thailand, one-tenth of those of Myanmar, and a quarter of those of Cambodia. However, since this year, Vietnam will have an additional 30,000 tons of fragrant rice grown in the Mekong Delta, which receives the wild card to enjoy preferential tariff treatment to this market. According to the Director of the Department of Crop Production, the cultivation area of fragrant rice in the Mekong Delta annually reaches about 25 percent of the total … [Read more...] about Ministry urges enterprises to complete procedures to export fragrant rice to EU

Statistics from the General Department of Viet Nam Customs show there are a total of 17,723 cars being exported from Indonesia to the Viet Nam in the first seven months of this year. Meanwhile, cars imported from Thailand reached 19,944 units. … [Read more...] about Viet Nam imported 53,000 CBU cars in 8 months