Economy

A trade fair featuring hi-tech agriculture and safe farm produce from the Mekong Delta region opened in Rach Gia city, in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on November 8.

Vietnam’s retail market is one of the top five competitive compared to others in the world, heard a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.

The 3rd Vietnam Rice Festival and the ceremony to announce a logo for Vietnamese rice will be kicked off from December 18 to 24 in the Mekong Delta province of Long An’s Tan An City.

Former rice farmers in the Mekong delta stopped rice cultivation and switched to more profitable crops to raise income.

Logistics costs amount to 20.9 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product, impeding the country’s competitive edge, according to experts.

Vietnam earned some 3.3 billion USD from vegetable and fruit exports during January-October, up 15.5 percent from the same time last year.

Localities in the Mekong Delta region introduced 63 projects to call for investment from Japanese firms during a Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Forum in Can Tho city on November 3.

Long An province Party Committee secretary and People’s Council chairman Pham Van Ranh required Kien Tuong town to focus on developing commerce-services, border trade and industry at a meeting on November 1.

The agro-fishery-forestry sector earned 32.6 billion USD from exports during the January-October period, up 8.1 percent year-on-year.

Deputy chairman of Long An province People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc on October 30 presided over a meeting with Japanese firms who are operating in the province.

The 3rd Rice Festival 2018 will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Long An from December 18 to 24.

Many localities have reported difficulties in implementing the Government’s Decree 68/2017/ND-CP on the management and development of industrial clusters.