Economy

Vietnam’s wheat products have been checked and cleared for export to Taiwan (China).

More drastic efforts should be taken to encourage investment in the environment for sustainable development, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh said on June 27.

Functional agencies and investors of industrial parks have deployed many tasks to attract investment, increase the occupancy rate of industrial parks as well as contribute to promoting local socio-economic development.

In the first 6 months of 2024, the Department of Industry and Trade organized many activities to support businesses participating in trade promotion, connect trade and develop the market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed the need to implement specific tasks in order to untangle knots in e-commerce development, according to the Government Office.

Vietnam boasts advantages and potential in agricultural production and export, yet domestic firms need to do more to join the global food supply chain more intensively, insiders have said.

The International Cooperation Department under the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs has joined hands with the Institute for International Investment Studies through a strategic cooperation agreement.

Vietnam exported 142,586 tonnes of pepper in the first half of this year, down 6.8% in volume but up 30.5% in value, the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA) has reported.

In recent times, Long An has implemented many programs and policies to support capital, seeds, transfer of science and technology in cultivation and animal husbandry to help farmers develop production.

The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) on July 11 announced that the country has secured potential exports worth 3.3 billion RM (about 717 million USD) to Vietnam.

Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry.

The import - export turnover between Vietnam and China is predicted to approximate and even exceed 200 billion USD in 2024, driven by strong trade improvement in the first half of the year.