Vietnam’s rice exports during the first 10 months of the year enjoyed a 4.9 per cent surge in volume in comparison with the same period last year, rising to 5.51 million tonnes. Despite this growth, rice export turnover fell by 8.8 per cent to US$2.41 billion, with the export price reaching an average of US$437.9 per tonne, down 13.1 per cent. Leading the way in terms of consumption of Vietnamese rice was the Philippines with 1.94 million tonnes worth US$800.25 million being exported to the South Asian nation. This figure represents an annual rise of 182.3 per cent in volume and 156 per cent in turnover, but down 9. 3 per cent in price against the same period last year. The Ivory Coast rose to become the second largest buyer of domestic rice, purchasing 517,197 tonnes worth US$ 223.05 million, up 144.1 per cent in volume and an increase of 83 per cent in turnover. In contrast to this increase, the export price endured a sharp decline of 25 per cent. Throughout the … [Read more...] about Philippines, Ivory Coast emerge as Vietnam’s largest rice export markets
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Vietnam lays out red carpet to attract technology talents
The technology community several days ago was stirred up by the rumor that most of the development team of a large Vietnamese technology firm had left for another company, causing many key projects of the firm to be delayed. The large firm’s project on developing a Vietnamese speaking chatbot still has not been launched in the market. The beta version was introduced late last year. Meanwhile, Google Assistant in Vietnamese has become popular in Vietnam, which has put pressure on the firm’s chatbot project. The technology community several days ago was stirred up by the rumor that most of the development team of a large Vietnamese technology firm had left for another company, causing many key projects of the firm to be delayed. A report from Talentnet made in cooperation with Mercer showed that in the last three years, the software industry has been leading in terms of wage increases with the average increase of 10 percent. A recent report of TopDev showed … [Read more...] about Vietnam lays out red carpet to attract technology talents
Canadian delicacies showcased in HCMC
Food Canadian delicacies showcased in HCMC By Minh Tuan Thursday, Nov 21, 2019,13:30 (GMT+7) Canadian delicacies showcased in HCMC By Minh Tuan Canadian Consul General Kyle Nunas speaks at the Canadian Delicacies gala reception at the Intercontinental Saigon Hotel on November 20 - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - Canadian culinary specialties were showcased to hundreds of Vietnamese and Canadian foodies at the Canadian Delicacies gala reception in HCMC on November 20, as part of a Canadian food branding series in November 2019. The event featured Canadian delicacies including beef, a diverse selection of fish and seafood from coast-to-coast, maple syrup, apples, blueberries, wine and draught beer. For the first time, Canadian Dungeness crab was introduced, as market access has now been granted for the product in Vietnam. The highlight of this year’s Canadian Delicacies HCMC event was the participation of representatives … [Read more...] about Canadian delicacies showcased in HCMC
A U.S.-China ‘phase one’ trade deal may not be inked this year
Americas News A U.S.-China 'phase one' trade deal may not be inked this year The Saigon Times Daily Thursday, Nov 21, 2019,13:29 (GMT+7) A U.S.-China 'phase one' trade deal may not be inked this yearThe Saigon Times Daily U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Completion of a “phase one” U.S.-China trade deal could slide into next year, trade experts and people close to the White House said, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks, and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own. An initial trade deal could take as long as five weeks to sign, U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. Just over five weeks later, a deal is still elusive, and negotiations may be getting … [Read more...] about A U.S.-China ‘phase one’ trade deal may not be inked this year
HCMC works with businesses on goods preparation for Tet holiday
At the meeting, most of businesses affirmed that goods preparation for Tet holiday has been on schedule. They are able to increase the volume of subsidized goods by 10-13 percent compared to plan. In the group of poultry meat and egg, San Ha Company’s director Pham Thi Ngoc Ha said that the company is able to increase chicken supply by 30 percent. She proposed the city to put industrial chicken in the list of subsidized commodities. According to her, this type of chicken is ready for slaughtering after 35 days of breeding and its price is stable. Ba Huan Company’s representative Pham Thi Kim Em affirmed that the company can raise poultry meat and egg volume by 30 percent compared to plan. Saigon Agriculture Corporation (Sagri) said that it would hike subsidized pork by 10 percent in the Tet holiday. In the meantime, Phan Van Dung, deputy director general of Vissan Company, said that the company planed to import 2,500 tons of frozen pork. So far it has stored 2,000 tons. … [Read more...] about HCMC works with businesses on goods preparation for Tet holiday
