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General Director of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical (BSR) Bui Minh Tien speaks at conference with BSR partners (Photo: VietnamPlus) – After 10 years, Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant operated by Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical (BSR) processed nearly 79 million tonnes of crude oil and sold 64 million tonnes of products, grossing over 1 quadrillion VND in revenue and contributing about 159 trillion VND to the State budget. trading partners in petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). BSR General Director Bui Minh Tien in a photo with BSR partners (Photo: VietnamPlus) In addition, BSR is also willing to accept flexible price adjustments, compete with imported goods and adjust delivery plans as required by Petrolimex, accepting Petrolimex's means of transportation. BSR has maintained the stable operation of the refinery at an average output of 103-105 per cent of its designed capacity. The refinery uses 85 per cent of locally-sourced materials and 15 per cent of imported materials. In September 2019, BSR leaders met with potential partners such as Shell, Vitol, BP, PVOSN, PETCO, SOCAR, Glencore, Gazpromneft, Repsol and Sumitomo at the 35th Annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore to seek cooperation opportunities. Shell and BP representatives said they look forward to cooperating in supplying crude oil for Dung Quat Oil Refinery, while SOCAR pledged a long-term supply of strategic Azeri crude oil to the refinery if the import tax for the product is adjusted to zero. Recently, BSR has been importing crude oil in large quantities with a batch of nearly one million barrels of US West Texas Intermediate (WTI). BSR will continue to import another two batches (one million barrels in each) of WTI crude oil. Of which, the first batch is expected to be delivered in October and the second batch is expected in December. BSR is also considering buying and processing the first batch of crude oil from West Africa in October. So …

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New Zealand and Vietnam today signed an Agriculture Cooperation Arrangement at an dialogue held virtually by New Zealand Chief Executive of the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, Ray Smith, and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Le Quoc Doanh. At the dialogue. At the dialogue, the two sides voiced their commitment to the two countries’ deepening agriculture and trade relationship. Smith and Doanh affirmed that the Strategic Partnership, which was jointly announced by Prime Ministers in July last year, has created a solid foundation for increasing bilateral agricultural cooperation and connections between the two countries. Speaking at the dialogue, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, Mr Ray Smith, emphasized that this is a valuable opportunity to consider what both sides can do together as they build resilience and vitality back into their agriculture economies following COVID-19. The Agriculture Cooperation Arrangement will enable both sides to advance their key agricultural interests in enhancing bilateral trade, reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, promoting food safety, utilising agriculture research and technology, and in rural development. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh of MARD said: “Agriculture is critical to the economic wellbeing of our countries. Both nations are strong agriculture producers and exporters, with complementary products. The establishment of the New Zealand – Viet Nam Agricultural Dialogue and the signing of the Agriculture Cooperation Arrangement today will boost our connections, cooperation and two-way trade, in line with what our two Prime Ministers highlighted during last years’ Strategic Partnership dialogue.” The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries is already supporting agriculture cooperation with MARD with activities in plant health, veterinary epidemiology and …

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Six more people have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on March 30 morning, and all of them are workers of the Truong Sinh Co. Ltd, which provides services for the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital. A medical worker checks the body temperature of a person at the gate of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi As a result, the number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam had reached 194 as of 6am of March 30. Case 189 is a 46-year-old woman who stayed at the same house with two other Truong Sinh employees who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The five other infected women were born in 1971, 1984, 1997, 1999 and 1978. However, detailed information on those cases is not yet available. The Ministry of Health said it will announce the details later. Meanwhile, the ministry also corrected information about the 184th and 185th patients, who were confirmed on late March 29. Accordingly, Case 184 is a 42-year-old woman who works for the Truong Sinh company. She stayed at the same house with two other colleagues previously found positive for SARS-CoV-2. Case 185 is a 38-year-old man living in Hoai Duc district of Hanoi. He cared for his brother-in-law under treatment at the neurology department of Bach Mai Hospital on March 15-16 and March 18-19. Case 180 is a 27-year-old female student returning from France. She transited Thailand before arriving at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Flight TG564 on March 20. Case 181, a 33-year-old man, boarded the same flight to return to Vietnam from Thailand. The next patient is a 19-year-old female student who headed home from Switzerland. She arrived at Noi Bai airport on Flight VN618 on March 20 after transiting Thailand. The three are receiving treatment at the General Hospital of Ninh Binh province and in stable health condition. Case 183 is a 43-year-old woman living in Trung Hoa ward of Hanoi’s Cau Giay district. She is a reporter and had an interview with Case 148 on …

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