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Kien Giang (VNA) – Representatives from Cambodian localities and agencies have paid visits to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. During their meetings with Kien Giang’s leaders, officials of the provinces of Takeo, Kampot, Preah Shihanouk, Koh Kong, and Kep, together with those from the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie and the General Department of the National Police, highlighted and appreciated cooperation results between Cambodian localities and Kien Giang. They expressed their admiration for socio-economic-cultural achievements recorded by the Vietnamese locality in 2019. Heads of the Cambodian delegations said they hope that on the basis of the fine relations and extensive cooperation between Kien Giang and Cambodian localities, the two sides will continue to enhance their bonds in the coming time. For their part, leaders of Kien Giang province wished for everlasting friendship and cooperation … [Read more...] about Cambodia’s delegations pay Tet visits to Kien Giang

Starting from this year, Vietnam is going to implement the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). Accordingly, sugar products from countries in the ASEAN imported into Vietnam will not be imposed quotas so there is a high possibility that the price of imported sugar will be cheaper than the domestic one. Moreover, the domestic sugar industry has been always facing difficulties because of smuggled sugar so this is expected to be a rough year for the domestic sugar industry. Last year, Thailand exported more than 1 million tons of sugar to Cambodia but only 200,000 tons of sugar were consumed here so the rest 800,000 tons of sugar might be smuggled into Vietnam. On average, Vietnam needs 1.45 million tons of sugar annually which can be provided sufficiently by the domestic sugar industry. However, cheap smuggled sugar competes with domestic sugar, hurting the domestic sugar industry. At a meeting on prevention of sugar smuggling, Mr. Truong Van Ba, Deputy Chief of the Standing Office … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s sugar industry expected to face more difficulties this year

Soc Trang (VNA) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man offered the best wishes to state welfare beneficiaries and poor families in An Lac Thon town, Ke Sach district, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 20 during a visit a head of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. He presented gifts to gift packages to 100 state welfare beneficiary and poor households, each including 1 million VND (43 USD) and 10kg of rice. On the same day, Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, paid a pre-Tet visit to the Duc Minh border post in Mo Duc district, the central province of Quang Ngai. He also visited families of revolutionary veterans Vo Phan, Do Quang Thang, Tran Cao Minh and Pham Thanh Bien in Quang Ngai city. Also the day, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, visited … [Read more...] about Vietnam Fatherland Front leader pays pre-Tet visit to Soc Trang

Hanoi (VNA) – Chilean Vice Minister of Trade Rodrigo Yáñez has said his Vietnam visit aims to further boost the Vietnam – Chile ties and expand cooperation within the framework of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) signed in 2011, especially in investment and services. During a recent interview to Vietnam News Agency, Yáñez said since the FTA took effect in 2014, two-way trade between has improved considerably, surpassing 1 billion USD. In order to effectively tap commitments in the FTA, he suggested Vietnam and Chile enhance collaboration in science, technology, services and digital economy while reviewing the list of products and sectors benefiting from the deal. He wished that the two countries’ businesses would further improve production efficiency to draw more investment. On the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), to which both Vietnam and Chile are members, Yáñez said … [Read more...] about Chilean Vice Minister’s visit boosts ties with Vietnam, ASEAN

Ambassadors of New Zealand, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland shake hands with players of the women’s national football team of Vietnam in this screenshot taken from a videoed Tet message sent to the media on January 20, 2020. Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam Deborah Paul said Tet is an occasion to reflect on the important contributions that head coach Mai Duc Chung and his colleagues have made to build “the most powerful women’s football team in all of Southeast Asia.” … [Read more...] about G4 ambassadors join Vietnam’s female footballers in empowering Tet message