Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) will focus on improving the strength and efficiency of four key industries under the city’s stimulus package until the end of this year, said DoIT’s deputy director Nguyen Phuong Dong.
Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to increase visits at all levels and through all channels along with exchanges between their citizens in order to advance the bilateral strategic partnership.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long and the Netherlands share numerous similarities that facilitate bilateral cooperation in food processing, agricultural food and food service supply.
Several foreign firms have recently acquired stakes in Vietnamese food processing enterprises, showing the local food industry’s increasing attractiveness.
Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial production index (IPI) in the first five months of this year increased by 7.29 percent as compared to the same period last year, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
A startup network of the Mekong Delta was launched at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Can Tho chapter (VCCI Can Tho) on May 24.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has called on food processors to increase their purchase of pigs to help farmers reduce inventories and stop the downward price spiral.
The regulation of adding iodine should be applied to all food, the Vietnam Dairy Association suggested in a dialogue with the Ministry of Health earlier this week.
The Truong Sinh Group on March 1 started construction of a hi-tech medicinal herb and food processing complex at Tra Da Industrial Park in Pleiku city, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.
Vietnam’s food processing industry offers huge investment potential for investors both in terms of the domestic market and exports, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong suggested Ireland continue its assistance for Vietnam in education-training and social charity.
There is huge potential for Vietnamese and Japanese firms to cooperate in many areas, including use of information and communication technologies in agriculture and food processing.
Nearly 100 businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) were brought together at a workshop in Seoul on June 1 to explore cooperation opportunities in food processing and beverages in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong has expressed wish for further Japanese support to Vietnam in processing and preserving food and farm produce.
Visiting Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has advised Ho Chi Minh City to seek partnerships with Iceland in high technology, food processing and renewable energies.
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