Over 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit exported to China via Lao Cai border gates During the period, total import-export revenue through border gates in Lao Cai reached over 11 million USD, including 2.4 million USD worth of imports, mainly fertilisers and farm produce, and 8.8 million USD worth of exports, mostly agricultural products. In 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19, the Border Gate Customs Sub-Department under the Lao Cai Department of Customs completed its “twin targets” by processing customs clearance declarations for 516 businesses with import-export value of over 1 billion USD and ensuring safety from the pandemic. In 2021, it will closely coordinate with other sectors to speed up administrative reform while exhibiting better performance in e-customs clearance activities to save time and cost, ensuring economic development and COVID-19 prevention and control at the same time./. Local automobile group exports over 200 units, parts Automobile producer THACO recently shipped more than 200 Kia vehicles and auto parts to Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The conglomerate’s largest export consignment to date, made on February 17, comprised of cars, buses and semi-trailers manufactured at its factories at the THACO-Chu Lai Industrial Park in central Quang Nam province. The exports included 80 Grand Carnival cars to Thailand, the company’s seventh consignment to its partner, Yontrakit, since December 2019. One hundred and twenty Kia Soluto cars were shipped to Myanmar, the sixth batch to this market. Kia cars manufactured by THACO are increasingly appreciated by customers in ASEAN countries since their quality is equivalent to those made in the RoK and meets global Kia standards, while their prices are very competitive. In 2021, THACO plans to export 1,480 automobiles to Thailand and Myanmar, expand exports to other markets, and gradually achieve its goal of becoming a production and export base for Kia Motors …
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The Local Game: The case for festive football during Tết
Hải Phòng fans are renowned for being a rowdy bunch and would surely turn out in full force for a Tết grudge match against Hà Nội FC. Photo thanhphohaiphong.gov.vn Peter Cowan Tết (Lunar New Year festival) is upon us, in case you didn’t notice, bringing with it fireworks, more rượu (wine) than the human mind can comprehend and enough bánh chưng (traditional square glutinous rice cake) to sink a ship. It’s a time for celebration and excess, except if you’re a V.League 1 footballer, in which case it means it’s time to watch what you eat and drink carefully. Several top-tier teams have announced that players who return to work from the festivities heavier than they left will be subject to fines, though it’s unclear how many players are more afraid of a fine than the scorn of their mothers for refusing seconds. This dilemma Vietnamese players are in got me thinking though, instead of worrying about how the players will return after Tết, why not give festive football a go in Việt Nam? If this was a match week (COVID-19 notwithstanding of course) the likes of Hà Đức Chinh and Nguyễn Văn Quyết would be far more focused on linesmen than lì xì (lucky money) and could spend their time training, not helping their mothers make spring rolls. Now, before you tell “no one can run after consuming their own body weight in boiled chicken” or mention any of the hundreds of logical reasons Tết should be football free, hear me out. Back in the UK, there is nothing better when it comes to sport than festive footie. The terraces in my home in Northern Ireland have a special atmosphere on Boxing Day (December 26) when every team plays their local rival in front of a packed ground and all anyone wants for Christmas is three points. Some fans look forward to the Boxing Day …
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Football will return despite pandemic
Football Players compete in the match between Sài Gòn FC (in green) and Sông Lam Nghệ An in the third round match of the V.League 1 tournament on January 30. Although the COVID-19 forced a delay of the tournament one official has promised football would soon return. Photo courtesy of VPF HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) Vice President Cao Văn Chóng insists national football competitions will soon resume despite the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. Việt Nam football was the highlight in 2020 with stadium opened for fans and tournaments ended successfully while elsewhere in the world games were cancelled or played at empty stadiums. The national 2021 season started with two rounds and one game of the third round before it was delayed when COVID-19 spread in the community in January. All competitions of the national teams and clubs such as the 2022 World Cup qualifier, AFF Cup and the AFC tournaments in 2021 were affected. But Chóng said the national football governing body had been working tirelessly to get matches restarted. “VFF’s departments have worked closely with each other and coaching boards of all teams to build up schedule for 2021,” he said. “We also discussed with the Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) to arrange a timetable for the national championships to make sure that these events would be organised well in time and players have time to play for the national teams,” said Chóng. “You can see that we have made good preparation so far. Both national squads and the U22s had intensive training camps and friendly matches where we checked their performance. “Meanwhile the women’s team also gathered last month to train for the coming Southeast Asian championship, SEA Games and especially the Asian championship when they vie for the 2023 World Cup slot.” Regarding the V.League 1 Chóng said the first two rounds were a success when clubs showed their good preparation for the new season although …
