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Rice exports from Vietnam reach record on increased demand 

December 12, 2011
Rice exports from Vietnam reach record on increased demand 

  Rice exports from Vietnam, the second-largest shipper, reached a record level, boosting supply at a time when floods and government policies may reduce flows from Thailand, the largest exporter. Shipments totaled 6.84 million metric tons in the year through Dec. 8, the Vietnam Food Association said today. That’s more than the 6.75 million tons [...]

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Vietnam probes Japan's claim of GMO detection in pho 

November 18, 2011
Vietnam probes Japan's claim of GMO detection in pho 

  Vietnam agencies are investigating Japan’s claim that it has found genetically modified organisms (GMO) in pho (rice noodles) exported by a local company, the news website of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union reported on Thursday. According to Dan Viet, on November 11, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development asked Bich Chi Food Joint-stock Co. [...]

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Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

September 20, 2011
Bird flu outbreak strikes three provinces 

A man carrying chickens on National Highway 1 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh District. Bird flu has hit flocks of fowl in three of Vietnam’s north-central provinces over the last two weeks, the Department of Animal Health announced on Tuesday (September 13). Hoang Van Nam, the department chief, said at a meeting of [...]

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Hydropower projects pose huge threats to national park: director 

July 12, 2011
Hydropower projects pose huge threats to national park: director 

Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]

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Labor exports falter as banks tighten credit 

June 21, 2011
Labor exports falter as banks tighten credit 

Staff members of a local export company (L) interview candidates for overseas jobs in Hanoi. Nguyen Van Nam has been on tenterhooks for the past week. He has completed most of the procedures for going to work in Taiwan next month, but has not managed to raise enough money to pay for the trip. “Earlier, [...]

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Vietnam tests first local tsunami warning system 

May 17, 2011
Vietnam tests first local tsunami warning system 

Soldiers participate in a simulation exercise held on Sunday in the central city of Da Nang that aimed to test Vietnam's first locally established tsunami warning system The agriculture ministry cooperated with military-owned telecom giant Viettel to test Vietnam’s first locally produced tsunami warning system in the central city of Da Nang on Sunday.   [...]

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Vietnam audit finds losses, mismanagement at Agribank unit 

April 17, 2011

  Agribank Financial Leasing Company No. 2, a unit of state-owned Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, lost VND3 trillion (US$143 million) in 2009 because of “serious” mismanagement, Vietnam’s state auditor said in a report obtained by Bloomberg News. The auditor recommended in the report that the government investigate any violations and consider restructuring [...]

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Farm produce languishes at China border

February 1, 2010
Farm produce languishes at China border

LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of trucks carrying farm produce to China have been halted at the Tan Thanh border gate over the last several days. Tuoi Tre reporters witnessed a long three kilometer queue of vehicles transporting fruit to China on the afternoon of January 29. It was a suffocating line because of vehicles’ smoke and [...]

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Vietnam agricultural strength bears little fruit at home

January 31, 2010
Vietnam agricultural strength bears little fruit at home

Shoppers look at imported fruits at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Although it is a major agricultural exporter, Vietnam still imports a huge amount of produce and experts say it’s a trend that the country should not be proud of. The lack of barriers against cheap imports and poor marketing have pushed the [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/1

January 28, 2010
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/1

Foreign tourists to Vietnam up 20 percent in January; Vietnam Airlines opens first European rep. office; Vietnam to grow by 6.5 pct: EuroCham director  Phu Quoc islandThe number of overseas arrivals to Vietnam in January reached about 416,000, an increase of 20.4 percent over the same period last year and 10 percent compared with December, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...