The export value of forestry products in the first five months of 2019 hit 4.25 billion USD, up nearly 20 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, dubbed the “kingdom of fruits”, is taking steps to bolster the trade of local fruit specialties in Vietnamese and foreign markets.
From an agriculture-based province, Dong Nai province has turned itself into an industrial hub in the south thanks to its determination to persist the growth model shift to industry, according to local authorities.
The Vietnam National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex) eyed a 12 percent increase in profit this year despite various challenges arising from the US-China trade war, Vinatex General Director Le Tien Truong said.
Visiting vineyards in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the grape capital of the country, has long been an enjoyable experience for visitors to the area.
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang should make strong economic structure shifting for achieving major breakthroughs in the socio-economic development in 2019, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The pig industry plays an important role in the Asia Pacific, but, like other sectors, is facing challenges such as price volatility, food safety concerns and recently reported outbreaks of African swine fever. Therefore, solutions are needed to promote smallholder pig production in a sustainable way, experts said.
Businesses should aim for sustainable economic development by using environmentally friendly production and “green” financial sources, experts have recommended.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered tightening the control of changes in the use of forests while strictly enforcing the closure of natural forests at a conference of the steering committee for sustainable development of the forestry sector.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has licensed nearly 569 million USD registered for 11 new projects and 12 existing projects of both domestic and foreign investors since the beginning of 2019.
More than 9,500 new businesses were established in the Mekong Delta in 2018, heard a meeting among regional business leaders in Can Tho city on March 20.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has decided to invest nearly 1.9 trillion VND (82 million USD) into a project on rural industry development through 2025.
Business red tape in Vietnam was slashed last year, but up to 60 percent of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) said the change has failed to help them.
In the heart of Binh Dinh province lays the An Thai craft village, renowned for making its dried noodles. This precious craft has been passed down from generation to generation
Ha Tien officially became a city under the southwestern province of Kien Giang in November 2018. This marked a milestone in the city’s long progress for socio-economic development.
The establishment of a logistics centre in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will make active contributions to stable and sustainable economic development in the region, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam said at a workshop held in the city on February 20.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang lured 5.4 trillion VND (233.7 million USD) in two projects in its industrial parks during January-February, or 19.65 times higher than the same time last year, according to deputy head of the provincial management board for industrial zones Nguyen Thanh Liem.
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