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Viet Nam Expo HCM will be accessible online as well as in-person. — Photo Vinexad The Viet Nam International Trade Fair (Viet Nam Expo HCM) will run from December 2 to January 2, to continue improving trade promotion activities and business connections across the country. The event has been organised annually by the Viet Nam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company (Vinexad) over the last two decades. Since 2020, the expo has been held both on and offline to ensure safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the number of visitors joining online has risen from 15 to 50 per cent. The month-long expo comprises of many events such as The Viet Nam International Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Viet Nam Medipharm Expo), The Viet Nam Hardware and Hand Tools Expo (Hardware & HandTools Expo) and The Viet Nam Sports Show (Sportshow), featuring the participation of nearly 200 exhibitors. To facilitate visitors and participating businesses, the organiser …

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Delegates launch a programme for establishing diagnostic methods, strengthening treatment and developing guidelines for hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Việt Nam.— Photo courtesy of the programme HÀ NỘI — A programme establishing diagnostic methods, strengthening treatment and developing guidelines for hereditary angioedema (HAE) has been launched in Việt Nam. The programme is funded by the ‘Project for Global Extension of Medical Technologies, Systems and Services in 2021’, conducted by the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine under Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with Takeda as the training provider. HAE is a rare genetic disorder that results in recurrent attacks of oedema – swelling – in various parts of the body, including the abdomen, face, feet, genitals, hands and throat. In Việt Nam, there are about 50 HAE patients at Bạch Mai General Hospital – the only specialist treatment centre for the disease in the country. Experts estimate that Việt Nam …

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A locked down area in Nguyễn Du Ward, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s coronavirus caseload continues to rise, with 13,840 new infections announced on Tuesday, along with 217 deaths. The national tally now stands at 1,337,523 transmissions, of which 1,332,216 came in the fourth wave of infections that has swept the country since late April. HCM City had the highest number of new cases at 965, followed by Cần Thơ City with 898 and Tây Ninh at 869. The capital Hà Nội reported 737 new infections. The remaining cases were detected in Sóc Trăng (746), Đồng Tháp (697), Bình Dương (645), Bình Phước (640), Cà Mau (615), Vĩnh Long (529), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (491), Khánh Hòa (486), Bến Tre (441), Bạc Liêu (434), Tiền Giang (340), An Giang (325), Thừa Thiên Huế (306), Hậu Giang (293), Bình Định (281), Đồng Nai (272), Trà Vinh (254), Kiên Giang (229), Bắc Ninh (190), Nghệ An (179), Gia Lai (178), Bình Thuận (170), Hải Phòng (156), Đà Nẵng (141), …

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Việt Nam national team coach Park Hang-seo was satisfied with the 2-0 win against Laos despite the penalty miss. He said he is considering the next against Malaysia as the “early final” of the 2021 AFF Suzuki Cup. — Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam had a stuttering 2-0 win against Laos in Singapore on Monday night, but Vũ Văn Thanh’s penalty miss may cause the Golden Star Warriors difficulties as they compete for top spot in Group B. Việt Nam and Malaysia both won their opening games in Group B by the same goal difference. However, Việt Nam ranks 2nd due to scoring one goal less than the opponent as Malaysia defeated Cambodia 3-1 in the earlier match. The situation could have been totally different if the penalty had been converted. After the match, coach Park was still satisfied with his team's performance, saying he’d rather focus on the next matches including the most important match against Malaysia. “The next match against Malaysia truly is the early final,” said …

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Deputy minister of industry and trade Do Thang Hai speaks at the 2021 Viet Nam-US Trade Forum on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam considers the US among the most important and comprehensive trade partners, said deputy minister of industry and trade Do Thang Hai at the 2021 Viet Nam-US Trade Forum held yesterday in Ha Noi. Hai said trade between the two countries, which grew from US$450 million in 1995 to US$90.8 billion in 2020, greatly benefited people and businesses on both sides. By the end of October, Viet Nam-US two-way trade reached $89.6 billion with Viet Nam's exports at $76.7 billion and imports at $12.9 billion. The US remained Viet Nam's largest export market while the Southeast Asian economy has climbed five places since 2020 to become the US' 9th largest trading partner. Hai said the two economies being complementary in nature is the foundation for a harmonious, mutually beneficial and long-term trade relationship in the future. With full support from the two …

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The World Bank and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) forecast that remittances to Vietnam are estimated at US$18.1 billion in 2021. As such, the country will be the eighth largest remittance recipient in the world and the third largest in the Asia-Pacific region this year. This will the fifth consecutive year that Viet Nam remains in the top ten in terms of remittances, with $13.8 billion in 2017, $15.9 billion in 2018 and $17.2 billion in 2019. According to Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in HCM City, remittances to HCM City – the country’s largest remittance recipient – were estimated to reach US$6.2 billion in the first eleven months of this year, against $6.1 billion for the whole of 2020. This year the city is expected to get around $6.5-6.6 billion worth of remittances, mainly from the US, Australia, Canada and the EU. Minh attributed the rise to HCM City implementing social …

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Trần Quốc Dũng, a chrysanthemum grower in Ninh Giang Ward, Khánh Hoà Province, takes care of his garden. Photo tienphong.vn KHÁNH HOÀ - Chrysanthemum growers in Khánh Hoà central coastal province’s Ninh Giang Ward are worried about lower demand due to the impact of the pandemic. There are less than two months until the new Lunar New Year, yet flower gardens in Ninh Giang Ward of Ninh Hòa Town, the chrysanthemum capital of Khánh Hòa, are still quiet with no traders arriving. Ninh Giang's gardens annually provide hundreds of thousands of flower pots for the southern provinces for Tết. This year's pandemic has left many local flower growers not daring to plant flowers for the Tết Holiday, with a few households planting on a small area about half the size of previous years. Lương Thị Mỹ Vệ, 42, said she rented a slot of land in Phong Châu, Ninh Giang Ward to grow the flowers. “Every year, my family grows from 500 to 600 pots of flowers, but this year due to the pandemic, I …

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hà Nội on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng met Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane in Hà Nội on Tuesday. The top Lao legislator congratulated Việt Nam for its achievements and expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, Vietnamese people would continue to score new greater achievements in the đổi mới (reform) process and successfully realise the 13th Party Congress’ resolution. Xaysomphone sent thanks for the great, timely and effective assistance that Việt Nam has given Laos so far. The Lao leader informed Party General Secretary Trọng about recent situation in Laos, especially the implementation of the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress and results of the talks with the Chairman of the National …

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Việt Nam is the largest corn importer in Southeast Asia. It is forecast that Việt Nam's import demand for corn and grain by-products for animal feed will triple over the next ten years. — Photo nongnghiep.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is the largest corn importer in Southeast Asia and is forecast to be the fifth-largest importer in the world, opening the door for foreign animal feed suppliers to expand their trade in the country. According to the General Department of Customs (GDC), the import turnover of animal feed and raw materials reached nearly US$4.14 billion in the past 10 months, up 29 per cent on the same period in 2020. The GDC estimates that this number will continue to grow, providing opportunities for corn and fermented by-products (DDGS) exporters around the world to increase their trade with Việt Nam. In the first 10 months of 2021, the biggest importer was Argentina with 35 per cent of the market, reaching $1.45 billion, up 11.4 per cent over the same period in 2020. …

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A wood factory. China is one of Viêt Nam's three important export markets for wood and wood products after the US and Japan.— Photo nongnghiep.vn HÀ NỘI — Bilateral trade turnover of Việt Nam and China in wood products has reached about US$2 billion each year. To maintain and develop Việt Nam's export wood industry to this market, businesses need to reduce the risk of commercial fraud in wood products imported from China. A study by the Vifores and Forest Trends based on data from the General Department of Customs shows that China is one of Việt Nam's three important export markets for wood and wood products after the US and Japan. Việt Nam's export turnover of wood and wood products to the US increased sharply from about $1 billion in 2018 to over $1.2 billion in 2019, then decreased slightly last year. Among export items, woodchips are the most important. Export turnover of this item accounts for 70-80 per cent of the total annual export turnover, followed by …

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