Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam marks 50th founding anniversary
The Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV) on November 16 organised a ceremony to mark its 50th founding anniversary.
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The Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV) on November 16 organised a ceremony to mark its 50th founding anniversary.
The Australian Government-funded “Integrating gender in agricultural value-chain research” project looks to settle gender social constrains, encourage ethnic men and women’s involvement in agricultural value chains, as well as promote the adoption of high-tech application towards a sustainable agriculture.
The Netherlands is keen on cooperating with the Mekong Delta region and Vietnam in general in boosting commercial agriculture growth in a manner beneficial to both humans and the environment, stated Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman on September 9.
Officials from the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang met with representatives from the organisation for agricultural technology transfer and trade (FACT) and several enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 30 towards implementing high-tech agriculture projects in the locality.
Co To island district in the northeast of Quang Ninh province is working to ensure sustainable aquaculture development.
The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang will continue working with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s organisation for agricultural technology transfer and trade (FACT) in forming agricultural production value chains, stated a local official.
Positive signals in key Vietnamese markets for tra fish exports like China, the EU and the US, have pushed material and fillet prices to the highest level to date.
The central city of Da Nang plans to prioritise a hi-tech agricultural zone in Hoa Vang district to attract more investment in modern farming.
Better cooperation between farmers, businesses and buyers is improving product quality in the animal husbandry industry in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said it is time to further strengthen and step up Asia-Europe connectivity and cooperation towards the target of sustainable development and common prosperity.
Hanoi has invested greatly in building new-style rural areas over the past few years, helping improve the living standards of rural residents, said a municipal official.
The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building for 2018 has achieved its set targets three months earlier than planned, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of the programme’s Central Coordination Office.
Ho Chi Minh City enjoyed robust industrial growth in the first nine months of the year thanks to improvements in its business climate, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) said on October 11.
The 40th meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) opened in Hanoi on October 11, with 23 plans of action and cooperation on the agenda.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders of other Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries attended the Mekong-Japan Business Forum held in Tokyo on October 9 with the participation of about 600 enterprises from the GMS nations and Japan.
The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) opened in Hanoi on October 8 to prepare for the 40th meeting of AMAF, the 18th AMAF+3 and the 6th ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) enjoyed a year-on-year rise of 7.89 percent in the first nine months of 2018, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh said it will be organising a promotional event for its local “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme.
