VN fruits need to gain domestic market before exporting: experts

Việt Nam’s fruit sector should focus on gaining trust from domestic consumers before focusing on exports, said deputy general director of the Plant Cultivation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyễn Như Cường.

Modern processing, preserving technology ensures food safety: experts

Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said during a conference on food processing and preserving held in HCM City on September 20.

 

HCM City agriculture exhibition opens

The 2018 HCM City Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Processing Technology Fair and Exhibition opened on September 19 in Tân Bình District, providing networking and promotional opportunities.

Cần Thơ, Australia cooperate in sustainable energy and agriculture

Cần Thơ seeks to cooperate with Australia in many fields, especially in sustainable energy and agriculture, said the vice chairman of Cần Thơ City’s People’s Committee at a meeting with Australian Consul General last weekend in Cần Thơ.

Vincom celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival Events themed the “Happy Fullmoon Night" to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 will be held at 60 Vincom commercial centres from September 15 to 24.

US proposes maintaining VN eligibility to export catfish

 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the United States Department of Agriculture has proposed continuing Việt Nam’s eligibility to export Siluriformes fish, commonly known as catfish, and fish products to the United States.

Seminar discusses measures to boost exports of farm, fisheries products to Japan

Vietnamese companies, especially those in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, should participate in trade promotion programmes if they want to expand exports to Japan, according to the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade).

Việt Nam can work with Japan to reach agriculture potential

Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, talks to Việt Nam News about the potentials for agriculture co-operation between the two countries

Gov’t gets tough on food safety violations

The Government has approved the new decree on raising fines for food safety violations, which would reach VNĐ 200 million (US$5,840) or seven times higher than the value of goods.

Việt Nam, Hungary agree to lift relations to comprehensive partnership

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam(CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban agreed to lift bilateral ties to the level of comprehensive partnership during their talks in Budapest on Monday.