A production line at Tien Thinh Production, Trading and Service Company Limited. Vietnamese enterprises need more opportunities to receive technology transfer from foreign investment activities.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese enterprises need more opportunities to get technology transfers from foreign investment activities and join ventures with foreign partners for sustainable development of the domestic industry. Technology is important in improving global competitiveness for local manufacturers in Vietnam, said BT Tee, General Director of Informa Markets Vietnam. The domestic industrial sector, which contributes 50 percent of national GDP, has a strategic position in the sustainable development of the domestic economy and attraction of foreign investment. Local enterprises must actively improve production scale and technology and connect with professional partners to develop the industry and participate in the global supply chain, said BT Tee. To do this, some … [Read more...] about Domestic industry needs technology transfer
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Vingroup Launches 5 First Smart TV Models
HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach - 15 December 2019 -On December 14, 2019, Vinsmart Research and Manufacture Joint Stock Company (Vingroup member) officially launches its five first smart TV models. By using the copyrighted Android TV operating system from Google, Vsmart TVs not only bring outstanding experiences in their price range, but also aim to become a device controlling smart electronic products in your home (SmartHome). The five Vsmart TV models are produced at a modern factory complex in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park. In the first generation, Vsmart TVs are divided into two main lines to flexibly meet the needs of consumers, including the high-end KE product line with an ultra-thin screen border and three-sided edge-to-edge metal design, while the KD product line retains the edge-to-edge style but is more balanced in terms of design and optimisation for visual and content experience.With a contemporary design style, Vsmart TVs will be sized from 43 … [Read more...] about Vingroup Launches 5 First Smart TV Models
Global economic integration helps Vietnam expand agri-products markets
An export shrimp processing line in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products are now available in 180 countries and territories thanks to Vietnam’s increasing global economic integration and implementation of free trade agreements. Economic integration has helped Vietnamese agri-products overcome tariff barriers, especially staples such as rice and aquatic and wood products. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has created excellent opportunities for Vietnamese agri-products to join global supply chains, according to deputy head of the Agro Processing Market Development Authority (AgroTrade) Tran Van Cong. It also creates a driver as well as pressure on domestic businesses to increase exports of processed products with high added values, he added. According to Nguyen Ton Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association, other members of the CPTPP are potential … [Read more...] about Global economic integration helps Vietnam expand agri-products markets
76.6 million USD veggie processing plant inaugurated in Tay Ninh
At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA) Tay Ninh (VNA) – Lavifood Joint Stock Company officially put into operation its Tanifood vegetable and fruit processing plant in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on January 6, hoping to make international-standard products for export to the US, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Australia. At the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh emphasised the importance of the plant to the country’s agriculture. He asked Lavifood leaders to better the quality of products and enhance competitive capacity to make more contributions to the agricultural product processing sector. Provincial authorities should accompany and support the company to raise the value of vegetables, while competent ministries and sectors must continue providing assistance, and removing bottlenecks for it, he added. According to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, the plant was … [Read more...] about 76.6 million USD veggie processing plant inaugurated in Tay Ninh
Ho Chi Minh City university president faces allegation of waste building Christmas tree
The president of a university in Ho Chi Minh City has been accused of wastefulness building an artificial pine tree on the campus, whereas a university officer claims that both his school and alumni provide the fund for it. The school has allowed and supported the students in decorating the ‘smart pine tree’ for Christmas and New Year for the last four years, in line with its principles of education, according to Dr. Do Van Dung, president of the university. Those principles are making students feel proud of their school, helping international students remember their New Year and the school integrate into the world, and creating opportunities for students of different majors to innovate. “The pine tree of this year was designed by the students themselves who are from many majors like mechatronics, automation, engineering cybernetics, wood industry, architecture, and graphic design,” Dr. Dung said. “That’s multi-sectoral cooperation in a digital … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City university president faces allegation of waste building Christmas tree