Fruit, vegetable segment needs revamp: agriculture minister

The fruit and vegetable farming segment needs to restructure production, enhance linkages among stakeholders in the value chain and invest in modern processing plants, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has said.

China delays reopening of border markets: MoIT

Authorities in China’s Guangxi Province have decided to extend the closure of border markets and continue to suspend the trading of goods by individuals until the end of February, according to the Consulate General of Việt Nam in Guangxi Province, China.

Border gates with China start to reopen Bắc Luân II Bridge, connecting Quảng Ninh Province’s Móng Cái City and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, reopened on Friday morning, following negotiations between Móng Cái and Guangxi’s Dongxing City.

Tiền Giang sets export target of $3.4 billion in 2020

Free trade agreements which have come into force will help the province attract foreign investors and open up new opportunities for export growth.

Some 1,300 tonnes of farm produce exported via Lào Cai Border Gate These first batches included dragon fruits, jackfruit, watermelon, mango and rambutan, according to the Lào Cai International Border Gate Customs sub-department.

PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc meets Myanmar President U Win Myint Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with Myanmar President U Win Myint in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral co-operation in various spheres.

Ineffective rice fields successfully transformed into fruit gardens More than 12,500ha of ineffective rice area in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has been successfully transformed into fruit area so far this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Customs to work extra hours to clear truck jam at border

Since May last year, China has imposed much stricter import regulations on fruit from Thailand and Việt Nam, asking for prior clearance papers from sanitary control agencies as well as certificates of origin.

VN food looks to make it big in Thailand 45 Vietnamese businesspeople travelled to Bangkok to bring their products to a food-focused event, hoping to fill up the shelves of Thai supermarkets.

Almost $500m invested in farm product processing industry in H1 The agriculture sector in the first half of this year attracted about VNĐ11.4 trillion (US$491.3 million) to 11 new and existing projects processing farming products, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.