Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on September 21 encouraged enterprises from Vietnam and Poland to prepare investment plans in fields of mutual interests, such as the environment, agriculture, and food processing, in order to take advantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which will be signed soon.
Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said at a conference on food processing and preserving in HCM City.
A workshop to update enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Vietnam’s investment environment and opportunities in the food processing industry was held in Seoul on August 22.
Around 22,000 domestic and foreign visitors are expected to come to the international exhibitions on food-beverage and on food processing and packing, which kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.
Vietnamese students at a short training course, sponsored by the Australian Government, on the management of food processing and slaughtering facilities were certified on July 18.
Experts have called on the Government of Vietnam to make salt iodisation mandatory once again or at least promote the production and use of iodised salt in food processing and breeding.
The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) will send a delegation to study the market and promote trade and investment in Cuba from April 15-24.
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has called on Ireland to exchange experience and transfer technology in food safety and hygiene management in the processing industry.
The High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology will help bring the original flavour of Vietnamese traditional dishes like “pho” or “bun bo Hue” (Hue-styled noodle soup with beef) to foreign countries, said Lam Dao Hung, Chairman of Minh Hung Group.
Accelerating agricultural restructuring towards large-scale and high-tech production became critical for the sector, which involves 70 percent of the country’s population but contributes just below 20 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to implement cooperation programmes with Cuba in such potential fields as health care, hi-tech agriculture, and food processing.
Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture boast huge cooperation potential in tourism, food processing and high-tech agricultural production, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will promote food processing and supporting industry development this year, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Trung Hoang.
Vu Trong Nghia, director of the Bien Dong Trade Developed Investment Corporation, said his company has signed a contract with the Korea Food Company to sell 2,000 tonnes of pork per year.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong has paid visits to the Japanese prefectures of Okayama, Tottori, and Shimane in Shikoku region to seek investment cooperation with Japanese businesses.
The 17th Vietnam International Printing, Packaging and Food Processing Industry Exhibition began at the Saigon Exhibition & Conference Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5.
Inspections of moon cakes, jams, candies and other foods for the Mid-Autumn Festival will be enhanced nationwide at the request of the Ministry of Health’s Food Safety and Hygiene Department.
More than 500 businesses from 20 countries and territories are taking part in the 21st International Exhibition on Food & Processing & Packaging Technology in Ho Chi Minh City from August 9-12.
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