Around 10,000 households in the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and Bac Lieu and Can Tho city have received training on the adoption of sustainable rice-farming practices and rice quality improvement, as part of a project underway since 2018, heard a conference on September 21. Harvesting summer-fall rice crops in Can Tho. (Photo: VNA) The conference...

The Vietnam Business Integrity Index (VBII), the first of its kind in the country to assess enterprises in this regard, was launched on September 21. Part of the Diem Thuy Industrial Park in Thai Nguyen province (Illustrative photo: VNA) The index, introduced by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and UNDP Vietnam, has been designed for...

On the morning of September 22, the supervisory delegation of the Provincial People's Council was led by Mrs. Doan Thi Hau, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council to supervise the situation and results of the implementation of the Sustainable Forestry Development Project in Lang Son province in the period...

The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Trade Fair (Mega Us Expo 2022) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21, with a number of memoranda of understanding (MoU) being signed between the two sides on cooperation in innovation and technology transfer. At the opening ceremony of Mega Us Expo 2022 (Photo: VNA) The deals include an MoU...

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on September 21 exported its first 70 tonnes of durian to China. Lam Dong durian exported to China (Photo: VNA) The shipment came following the signing of the protocol concerning the work between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) over...

Representatives of some 200 companies and associations gathered at Industry Innovation Forum 2022, themed “Smart Manufacturing”, held by the Board of Management of Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20. Speakers in a discussion held at Industry Innovation Forum 2022. (Photo: VNA) It is the first time the forum has been organised, said Nguyen...

AMG C43, a famous sport sedan model of Mercedes-Benz, will be assembled in Vietnam in the time ahead, according to Mercedes-Benz Vietnam Director-General Bradley Kelly. Some cars at the Mercedes-Benz Driving Festival that opened in Hanoi on September 21. (Photo: VNA) Mercedes-Benz Vietnam has seen an acceleration in the upgrade and development of domestic car production and assembly...

Digital bank Cake, ride-hailing platform Be and Visa announced their first co-branded credit card product called the Be-Cake Visa credit card, offering many exclusive benefits without annual fees and the highest cash-back rate in the market at 20%. Representatives of Cake, Be and Visa sign a co-operation agreement, launching the Be-Cake Visa card. (Photo: Courtesy Visa Vietnam) With the...

Increasing domestic supply of raw materials is among the highest priorities for the development of Vietnam’s livestock feed industry in the future, said policymakers and industry experts. A farmer distributes feed to pigs in a farm in the southern province of Dong Nai. (Photo: VNA) In recent decades, the overreliance on imported raw materials has been identified as...

High-tech foreign investments will continue to propel Vietnam’s economic growth for years to come, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, has said. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vietnam’s economic growth has been accelerating this year, and so the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and others have sharply revised up their GDP growth forecasts for the country,...