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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has signed decisions recognising two districts of Quoc Oai and Gia Lam in the capital city of Hanoi as new-style rural areas.

The Southeast region and the Mekong Delta have mobilised over 932 trillion VND (40 billion USD) to build new-style rural areas in 2010-2019.

A cooperative in the northwestern province of Son La has successfully applied research and technologies to develop a thriving coffee business.

In recent years, the northwestern province of Bac Kan has adopted numerous assistance programmes and preferential policies to promote local agriculture.

Quang Ninh should early issue policies to make the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme a brand of the province, and turn the OCOP fair into a tourism product, it was proposed at a conference on June 5.

Vietnam will complete the five-year target of the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Area Building by the end of the second quarter of 2019, with at least half of all communes completing all criteria of the programme.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh said it will be organising a promotional event for its local “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue has defined priorities for its One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme during 2018-2020, which are mostly local specialties and services.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) launched the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme worth nearly 45 trillion VND (about 2 billion USD) on May 17.

The “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme is being carried out in all localities across the country for 2018-2020, aiming to promote rural economic development toward increasing internal strengths and values.

The northern province of Quang Ninh plans to organise monthly fairs for agricultural products under the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme from June to December this year to promote consumption of the commodities.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh opened the fifth One Commune, Once Product (OCOP) fair on September 1 under the theme “Quang Ninh OCOP products – Vietnamese people’s brand”.

The northern province of Quang Ninh will develop the “One Commune, One Product programme into an important economic development scheme, with a focus on agricultural and non-agricultural production.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung hailed the northern province of Quang Ninh for leading in the implementation of “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme and gaining significant outcomes in the field.

The northern province of Quang Ninh will focus on improving the investment climate and competitiveness to help businesses invest in agriculture, a local official has said.