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Illustrative image (Source: VNA)   Long An (VNA) – The southern province of Long An has increased supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City under the 2016-2020 socio-economic cooperation agreement with the city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Van Can. As home to 32 cooperatives and VietGAP firms with a capacity of nearly 21,000 tonnes, Long An will provide nearly 500,000 tonnes of vegetables for Ho Chi Minh City each day, nearly 225,000 pigs and 133,000 cows and a variety of specialty rice each year. The province also supplies roughly 11,000 tonnes of fresh shrimps in brackish water and other farm produce such as dragon fruits, lemons and pineapples to Binh Dien wholesale market and local restaurants. Long An asked for the city’s support for its agricultural products to enter its stable distribution channel, especially fruits and vegetables, hold training courses for managerial staff, cooperatives and working groups on high-tech … [Read more...] about Long An increases supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese cashews may benefit from the trade war between the US and China. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The ongoing US-China trade war will greatly impact on the structure of the world economy in the future, causing damage but also generating indirect opportunities for countries where the economy relies heavily on agricultural production like Vietnam. According to head of the Vietnam Cashew Association’s Trade Promotion Division Tran Van Hiep, although it is still quite early to assess the impact of the US-China trade war, it’s possible that Vietnamese cashews may benefit from this war. Hiep said the US is now one of the world’s leading almond exporters. Therefore, if China imposed a tax on this product, it would certainly affect US almond exports. Meanwhile, the almond is just one of the 12 nuts in the international dried fruit goods basket, and it can be replaced with other nuts when prices are too high. “This will be an opportunity for the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about US-China trade war likely to hurt Vietnamese economy

The opening ceremony of the fruit depot of Ben Tre on October 31 (Photo: VNA) Ben Tre (VNS/VNA) - Wholesaler Mega Market Vietnam (MM) on October 31 launched its first fruit depot in Ben Tre province to supply quality fruits and vegetables for both export and local markets. Phidsanu Pongwatana, managing director of MM Mega Market Vietnam, said the fruit platform in Ben Tre would supply safe and quality fruit products for MM’s 19 stores across the country. “This depot will also be an export base for Vietnamese fruit to Thailand, China and other Southeast Asian countries,” he added. Along with fruits as the core supply, the Ben Tre platform will also serve as a stockpile for vegetables and fruits in the Mekong Delta and surrounding provinces. “Situated at a prime location, the depot will help MM ensure a smooth flow of vegetable and fruit from Mekong Delta source areas to MM stores as fast and as cost-effectively as possible, while keeping products fresh … [Read more...] about Ben Tre opens fruit, veg supply depot

Goods exported through Lao Cai international border gate (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) – The customs cooperation between Vietnam’s northern provinces of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, and Hai Phong city and China’s Kunming has proven successful, reaping many positive outcomes. The two sides have strengthened coordination in preventing smuggling and trade frauds, as well as facilitating efficient customs clearance for goods, people’s travelling, and transportation. They also coordinated well in the protection of intellectual property rights, border management, exchange of data, and capacity building for customs officers. Nguyen Viet Quang, who is in charge of Lao Cai’s customs department, said the Chinese side have enabled local farm produce exporters to transport their goods by car across the border, thus helping promote the export turnover of Vietnamese agricultural products through the Lao Cai international border gate. Dragon fruit … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Chinese localities enhance border customs cooperation

Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand’s authorities will install 23 X-ray machines at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok by the end of 2019 to prevent goods smuggling. The Customs Department of Thailand said on September 6 that the X-ray machine installation above the baggage carousels at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport is aimed at improving the efficiency of security checks of luggage of inbound passengers and to prevent goods smuggling. The X-ray machines will be switched on early next year. With the X-ray machines, customs officials can immediately see what is in the luggage and immediately prompt the passengers to pay the customs duty before leaving the airport. The X-ray machines at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport will not only help with tax collection, but also prevent the smuggling of sensitive goods into the country, such as agricultural products, palm oil, fuel oil and drugs. At present, the Thai customs resorts to random check method by human staff, … [Read more...] about Thailand to install X-ray machines at airport to prevent smuggling