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FLC Group plans to invest 1.5 billion USD in hi-tech agriculture in Vietnam in the 2018-20 period.

A deal to produce Wagyu beef under Japan’s technology was signed between the Huy Long An company of the Mekong Delta province of Long An and the Sawai Ranch of Japan on December 17.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will organise an investment promotion conference in Cao Lanh city from December 18-19 to call for investment into 33 local projects.

The Government will continue improving its performance by dealing with current problems, while focusing on boosting economic development and ensuring social welfare, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told voters in Kien An ward, northern Hai Phong city on December 4.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar on November 28 to exchange bilateral cooperation programmes.

Hau Giang province on November 23 signed a memorandum of understanding on agricultural cooperation with Jeonnam-Gwangju agricultural technique association from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

As an economic centre of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho city is a potential partner of Germany in several investment projects, including urban transport development, renewable energy application, environmental protection and climate change adaptation.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak introduced its potentials to develop green energy to businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a forum held in Buon Ma Thuot city on November 15.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on October 25 to introduce businesses to the city’s preferential policies for the agricultural sector, especially hi-tech agriculture, in order to promote investment in hi-tech agriculture in the capital.

Nearly 100 overseas Vietnamese (OV) experts, intellectuals and entrepreneurs in agriculture have given advices to Ho Chi Minh City in developing hi-tech farming during a conference in the city on October 19.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has replaced rice by coconut, fruit trees, vegetables and aquaculture in an area of 7,548 hectares under a project to restructure the local agriculture.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang to make stronger efforts in administrative procedure reforms and improve the business climate in order to attract investment.

Agricultural tourism is one of the new tourism products of Ho Chi Minh City with high potential of development, but providers of this kind of tourism are facing difficulties in expanding their service.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will cooperate with the Republic of Korea (RoK) in experimenting bio-products on rice at the province’s hi-tech agriculture zone.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Slovakia from September 20-21 helped develop and reinforce friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Slovakia.

A young man from the northern mountainous province of Son La has travelled to Israel to learn modern farming techniques and apply them to his homeland.

The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho hopes to expand cooperation with overseas partners, including those from Australia, to improve production capacity as the city sets out to be a regional pioneer in hi-tech agriculture.

The 17th International Agriculture Trade Fair 2017 (Agroviet 2017) is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21-24 with the participation of over 200 domestic and international businesses.

Vietnam’s north-central province of Thanh Hoa and Laos’ eastern province of Houaphanh are implementing a project using modern science and technology to grow mushrooms.

HCM City and Australia have high potential for cooperation in agriculture, especially hi-tech farming and cattle breeding, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.