Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has signed a decision to set up 62 posts and stations for COVID-19 prevention and control throughout the city.
Vietnam is in need of major investors in fruit and vegetable production in order to boost processing, especially in the packaging and post-processing stages, to preserve products for longer and enhance their value.
The army will develop a COVID-19 prevention and control plan based on a scenario for the outbreak at five levels in a bid to effectively deal with the epidemic, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Don.
The Domestic Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has worked with major distributors such as VinMart, Big C and Saigon Co.op as well as manufacturers to have scenarios and plans to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods amid the nCoV-2019 epidemic.
Visitors flocked to Phat Tich pagoda in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, for a local annual spring festival held on January 28 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).
Shrimp exports to Australia increased strongly in 2019, expanding at a two-digit growth rate, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Tet (Lunar New Year) is fast approaching, and people in Boe Dau village in the northern province of Thai Nguyen’s Co Lung commune are busy preparing banh chung (square glutinous rice cakes).
Japan’s recent decision of importing Vietnamese “thieu” lychee is expected to open new doors for this fruit, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in Japan Ta Duc Minh.
The agricultural sector has surpassed many goals in 2019, it was reported at an online conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hanoi on December 23.
A workshop to seek measures to boost the production and export of the Yen The hill chicken products, and orientations for enhancing production of farm products and tourism development, has been organised by the Yen The district People’s Committee, northern Bac Giang province.
A fair featuring Vietnam’s regional specialties took place in Vincom Mega Mall Royal City trade centre from Nov. 20-24, attracting 30 booths from many provinces.
The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc welcomed over 15.5 million tourists between 2017 and 2019, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Expert Vu Van Phu, former Chairman of the Hanoi Association of Supermarkets, has suggested that there should be measures to support farm produce stockpiling, post-harvest preservation.
Close cooperation between companies, co-operatives, farms, and households is needed to restructure the livestock industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said.
To bring goods to modern retail systems, agricultural production facilities need to meet all requirements such as business registration, food safety and hygiene, and test papers.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has served Luc Ngan ‘thieu’ litchi, a specialty of the northern province of Bac Giang, to business-class and premium-class passengers on its flights.
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