Aquaculture Việt Nam 2019 to be held in Cần Thơ

An international exhibition and conference on Việt Nam’s aquaculture sector will take place in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta City of Cần Thơ from October 16-18.

Cashew industry seeks way out of current troubles1

The Việt Nam Cashew Association held a conference to review the industry’s performance in the first seven months and identify solutions to the problems plaguing it.

Việt Nam must be more active in exporting fruit Nguyễn Quý Dương, deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Protection Department, spoke with Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about China’s import policies and the need to improve the quality of Vietnamese fruits to meet the stricter standards

Identifying opportunities for Vietnamese firms in the context of EU trade deal

The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement would provide a big impetus to Việt Nam's exports to the EU and be key to Vietnamese companies penetrating one of the largest and most lucrative markets in the world, experts have said.

Việt Nam seeks to boost agriculture and fishery exports Việt Nam will attract more foreign direct investment and boost its agricultural and fisheries exports through free trade agreements, experts have said.

China's prolonged falling yuan may harm Việt Nam's trade China’s yuan (renminbi) has remained above the sensitive level of seven to the US currency for the last three days, hinting that trade friction between the US and China is entering a dangerous phase. The escalating tension between the two world powers is predicted to have negative impacts on Việt Nam’s trade in the short term.

Agricultural export value up 2% in first seven months of 2019 The agricultural sector gained US$23.03 billion from farming, forestry and fishery exports in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 2 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The figure includes $3.55 billion of exports in July.

Bắc Kạn’s ethnic women sell local products online1

More and more small production units and co-operatives run by ethnic women in Bắc Kạn will be helped put their products online to distribute to larger markets and engage in value chains with the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Viettel Post.

Bến Tre seeks to boost exports of key farm produce China has high demand for fruits but new measures are required to enable Vietnamese exporters to export their fruits officially to China rather than through border trade, a seminar heard in Bến Tre Province on Wednesday.

MARD boosts science and technology in agriculture Science and technology is one of the key solutions in implementing agriculture restructuring. In the new context, science and technology research units need to innovate, because the changing mechanisms and policies are associated with the application of science and technology.