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Wood exports plummet as amid virus outbreak Wood production and exports have hit a slump in recent months after showing strong numbers during the first half of the year, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The country exported US$8.71 billion worth of wood products in the first half of 2021, a 62.9 per cent increase year-on-year. However, the sector has been hard hit by yet another outbreak of the virus. The virus has paralysed some of the largest production centres of the industry including the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, said Bui Chinh Nghia, deputy head of MARD's department of forestry. "We have seen significant drops in wood exports in recent months. Exports for June, July and August dropped by 16 per cent compared to the previous three-month period. August saw the biggest drop at 22 per cent compared to July," said Nghia. More than half of the country's wood producers have had to shutter or scale down …

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Coffee prices in Vietnam hovered around a near four-year high this week, following cues from international markets, while harvest was coming to an end in some parts in Indonesia, traders said on Thursday. Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam's largest coffee-growing area, sold coffee COFVN-DAK at 40,200-41,000 dong ($1.77-$1.80) per kg, its highest level since November 2017, and up from 37,800-39,500 dong in late-August. London prices LRCc2 gained $281 or 15.6% in a month, settling at $2,078 on Wednesday. "The upbeat London prices were a result of global fears over robusta beans shortage when Vietnam is under months long coronavirus lockdowns," said a Ho Chi Minh City-based analyst. "But lockdowns don't have huge impacts on beans exports due to dwindling stocks at the end of the season. On-year exports plunge in the first eight months was due to container crunch and higher domestic demand," he added. Some parts of the coffee belt are currently under movement curbs …

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Vũ Việt Trang, Director General of Vietnam News Agency. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday signed Decision 1469/QD-TTg appointing Vũ Việt Trang as general director of the State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The decision took effect the same day. Vũ Việt Trang, the new General Director of VNA, born October 16, 1969, graduated from Việt Nam National University, Hà Nội, majoring in English, in 1993. She started working at VNA in 1993 as a sub-editor for the News for Foreign Service Department. In 2004, she was promoted to head of the English Desk at the News for Foreign Service Department and assistant to the department’s director. In 2005, Trang was appointed deputy director of the Editorial Secretariat and External Relations Department of the VNA. She became director of the Editorial Secretariat and External Relations Department in 2011. On November 17, 2017, Trang was appointed deputy general director of VNA by …

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Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam speaks at the press conference on the second Vietnam Summit in Japan (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) - The second Vietnam Summit in Japan is set to be held virtually on November 20-21 under the endorsement of the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan and the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC). The event will be held under the theme “Transformation: New Values, New Methods”, said Ta Duc Tung, a member of the executive board of the Summit during a recent press conference held in Tokyo. It is hoped to offer a venue for Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan to connect, share and discuss chances and challenges of Vietnam in the post-pandemic time, as well as devise measures to foster the country’s development in the period. For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam appreciated efforts made by the organisers, adding that the first edition of the Summit has helped to connect Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals in Japan. He spoke …

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Without a FiT deadline postponement, these projects will be unable to progress, according to GWEC. Covid-caused impacts will likely leave US$6.7 billion investment in 4,000 MW wind power projects in Vietnam at risk, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has raised concerns. A wind farm in Vietnam. Photo: Carbontracker The pandemic restrictions that have put brakes on the supply chain, worker mobility, and other issues have caused significant delays for wind project construction in the fact that they are rushing to complete ahead of the expiry of the Feed-in Tariff (“FiT”) on November 1, 2021. Without a Covid-19 relief measure to extend the FiT for wind projects by at least six months, these projects will become collateral damage of the pandemic and almost 21,000 potential jobs at risk, GWEC said in a request released on September 9. GWEC and the global wind industry are calling on the Vietnamese Government to postpone the FiT deadline for wind projects by …

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The EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement would serve as a driving force for enterprises from Vietnam and the Netherlands to expand cooperation. Vietnam is seeking further assistance from the Netherlands’ for the agricultural transformation plan in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the period 2020–23. This was one of the key topics in a phone talk between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte on November 30. During the talk, the two leaders expressed belief that the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) would be a driving force for the country's economy, creating opportunities for businesses from Vietnam and the Netherlands to expand cooperation. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the phone talk. Photo: Quang Hieu. PM Phuc thanked the Dutch government for a support of EUR2 million (US$2.39 million) to Vietnam’s central regions that were hit by recent natural disasters, saying that the two countries would continue to cooperate …

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HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state The head offices of the People’s Committees of wards in Go Vap and District 8 that were requisitioned as gathering places of food and essential goods for social welfare activities have been cleaned and disinfected to give back the premises to the local administrative agencies before September 15. Residents who come to the People’s Committees of wards for notarization services are required to provide medical declaration, wear mask, measure body temperature while local state officials will wear personal protective equipment to protect against the virus and comply with the health ministry's 5K message, including facemask, disinfection, social distancing, no gathering and health declaration. Digital transformation of public administration has created favorable condition for State cadres to work and solve all documents submitted by residents online during the social distancing measures. This process of using digital …

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Vu Viet Trang has been appointed General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 signed Decision 1469/QD-TTg appointing Vu Viet Trang as General Director of the State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The decision took effect the same day. Vu Viet Trang, the new General Director of VNA, born October 16, 1969, graduated from the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, majoring in English, in 1993. She started working at the VNA in 1993 as a sub-editor at the News for Foreign Service Department . In 2004, she was promoted to head of the English Desk at the News for Foreign Service Department and Assistant to the Department’s Director. In 2005, Trang was appointed Deputy Director of the Editorial Secretariat and External Relations Department of the VNA. She became Director of the Editorial Secretariat and External Relations Department in 2011. On November 17, 2017, Trang was appointed Deputy General …

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Major Phan Van Ha, an official of Man Quang Border Guard Station in Da Nang’s Son Tra District, stands in the rain instructing fishing boats to take shelter at Tho Quang Lock on Saturday as Storm Conson caused heavy rains of 50 to 100 millimeters in central localities from Thua Thien-Hue to Binh Dinh. The storm is forecast to make landfall along the central coast from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Ngai that includes Da Nang on Sunday, with a maximum wind speed of 60 kph. Fishermen bearing supplies struggle to secure their vessel amid the beating rain. Vo Thanh Nao’s fishing boat sunk in Man Quang Bay on the way to shore due to strong waves but luckily, two crew members onboard were rescued by another boat. Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Van Khanh, head of Man Quang Border Guard Station, said about 180 fishing boats rushed to take shelter at Tho Quang Lock and other safe areas in Man Quang Bay on …

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Hanoi tax authorities collect taxes from Google and Apple content developers The Hanoi Department of Taxation have collected over VND39 billion (USD1.69 million) from content developers on Google and Apple during the first seven months of this year. The Hanoi Department of Taxation have collected over VND39 billion (USD1.69 million) from content developers on Google and Apple during the first seven months of 2021. Illustrative photo According to the department, they have collected taxes from 392 people that provide content services on various applications including Google Play and Apple Store. The department have collected VND 203 billion (USD8.83 million) in taxes from these content developers since 2018. The municipal tax authorities are also seeking to collect more taxes from online businesses. They are checking on the information of 32,085 businesses that are using online delivery services and 756 housing rental businesses. The department has co-operated with banks and …

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