President Tran Dai Quang advised the central province of Nghe An to shift towards organic agriculture using biological and high technology during a working session with local authorities on April 29.
Long An province is using different measures to improve its competitiveness and investment climate so as to become a modern and sustainable industrialised province by 2020.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group and VinaCapital Fund to make stronger investment in Vietnam in the fields of hi-tech agriculture and industry.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung visited Aalsmeer – the world’s largest flower auction platform – near Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on April 18 as part of a working visit to the Netherlands.
Ho Chi Minh City has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nagano prefecture to forge cooperation in industrial production, tourism, agriculture and human resources development, according to Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.
Secretary of the Party Committee of HCM City Dinh La Thang is on a visit to Japan from April 6-15, aming to enhance trade and investment ties between the city and Japan.
Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on March 20 received a delegation from the Tata International Vietnam Company Limited, to discuss agricultural investment in the province.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to focus on developing hi-tech agriculture and sea-based economy.
Almost 600 billion VND (some 27 million USD) will be invested in a hi-tech agricultural area in Can Giuoc district, the Mekong Delta province of Long An, to create favourable conditions for enterprises, farms, households.
Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang plans to develop hi-tech agriculture from now to 2020 to create clean, safe and high-value-added products.
The Government is determined to maintain the trust it has received from people and the whole political system since it began the 14th tenure nearly 10 months ago, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
HCM City wants to boost practical cooperation with Japanese localities, especially in the fields of hi-tech agriculture, support industry, high technology and human resources training.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade should reduce industrial development’s dependence on natural resources while fostering innovation-based industries, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Jan. 6.
The agriculture sector, especially hi-tech agriculture, has recently caught the attention of domestic giant firms such as Vingroup, Hoa Phat and Hoang Anh Gia Lai, creating a new wave of investment.
Experts have welcomed a shift in credit policy for hi-tech agriculture to include farmers and enterprises instead of focusing on hi-tech agricultural parks.
The Mekong Delta region seeks to improve agricultural production and seafood processing by increasing partnerships with countries that have expertise in advanced technologies.
Cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Shandong province has yet to be on par with potential, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang has said.
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