Việt Nam needs to promote brand building for rice exports

While 2020 has been a successful year for Vietnamese rice exports, more must be done to accelerate the development of the national rice brand, experts have said.

Local businesses adopt new working methods amid pandemic

Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of companies in various sectors have adopted “flexible-thinking and innovative changes” to survive the effects of the pandemic.

High-tech use contributes to growth value in agriculture

The use of advanced technology has contributed to nearly 35 per cent of the growth value of agriculture in Việt Nam for the last five years, Dr Từ Minh Thiện, rector of Văn Hiến University in HCM City, has said.

First batch of fragrant rice to be exported under EVFTA

The first batch of fragrant rice will be shipped to EU under the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) by the end of this month, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Agrico shares soar on earnings hopes due to food shortage

Agriculture stocks are drawing attention from investors on expectations that the companies will hike exports to overseas markets on lack of supply and new trade agreements.

Đồng Tháp expands collection of hazardous agricultural waste

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has expanded the collection of empty pesticide packages and bottles used in agricultural production.

Banks set sights on bigger targets with stock listing in HCM City

LienVietPostBank has said it will complete the transfer of its LPB shares from the unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in the fourth quarter of this year.

Brokerages eye earnings from proprietary trading In March, Việt Nam's stock market suffered a substantial drop with the benchmark VN-Index plunging 25 per cent. But since the end of March, the index has rebounded by 27 per cent.

Central province to use drones in rice farming

The central province and the Lộc Trời Group have launched the use of drones in agriculture production – the first step in boosting hi-tech farming and joining the global farm produce supply chain in the near future.

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