The UK is imposing an import tariff of 17.4 percent on fragrant rice. However, according to the UKVFTA, high-quality Vietnamese fragrant rice imported into the UK market enjoys import tax exemption, making Vietnamese rice more competitive than those produced by other countries, such as Thailand. According to the forecast by Mr. Nguyen Canh Cuong, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in the UK, thanks to the UKVFTA, high-quality Vietnamese fragrant rice exports to the UK market this year will climb ten times higher compared to last year. The batch of 60 tons of premium fragrant rice imported by Vinaseed's Long Dan Company in the UK is now available for sale at its supermarket chain with a retail price of 15.5 pounds per 10 kilograms or VND465,000 per 10 kilograms. According to VNA, in 2019, the UK imported more than 671,000 tons of rice, worth US$531 million, ranking ninth among the ten largest rice importers in the world. Of which, Vietnam exported nearly 1,719 tons, worth $1,296 million. … [Read more...] about First 60 tons of Vietnamese rice enter UK under UKVFTA
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HDBank achieves 2020 targets, bad debts ratio at a mere 0.93%
To diversify its products and services, offer better experiences to customers and more effectively serve millions of retail customers in its eco-system, HDBank is cooperating with reputed international consulting companies to develop a digital banking strategy and enhance its adoption of 4.0 technologies. … [Read more...] about HDBank achieves 2020 targets, bad debts ratio at a mere 0.93%
The war in Cambodia was a ’war of justice’: Vietnamese General
Cambodian people flee the country under the Khmer Rouge regime to seek shelter in Việt Nam along the National Road 22 in the southern province of Tây Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Bân A pair of Vietnamese soldiers and a Cambodian soldier stationed outside Angkor Wat temple in July, 1982. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Thành The mass grave of innocent people murdered by Khmer Rouge at Choeung Ek, the largest out of 100 ’killing fields’ across Cambodia, lying 17km south of Phnom Penh. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Trung … [Read more...] about The war in Cambodia was a ’war of justice’: Vietnamese General
Kiên Giang soldiers recount a decade in Cambodia
That is why, as per the Vietnamese defence minister Nguyễn Chí Vịnh’s words, the Vietnamese troops needed to stay on to “eliminate the last vestige of the venom,” and ironically, the post-1979 actually witnessed the most violent fights between the two sides with many Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts leaving their mortal coils on foreign soil. … [Read more...] about Kiên Giang soldiers recount a decade in Cambodia
How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won
Some 1.2 million people are expected to file for unemployment benefits this year, with over 983,000 already doing so in the first 10 months, a 32.5 percent increase year-on-year from 2019. By the third quarter 31.8 million workers aged 15 or above either lost their jobs or had their working hours and incomes reduced, according to government data. … [Read more...] about How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won
