The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade and Semmaris Group of France will cooperate in the study and research on building an international wholesale market of farm produce in Hanoi.
The northern province of Bac Giang will implement some policies to stimulate trade and services with the aim of raising total retail and service revenues to 34.8 trillion VND (over 1.5 bilion USD) in 2020.
Regarding the country’s key food distribution networks, wholesale markets have not yet undergone proper planning and development so far, according to experts.
More than 30 Vietnamese agricultural businesses are running fruit and spice stalls as part of a Vietnam farm produce week starting June 26 at the Rungis International Market in Paris.
Vietnam gained 934 million USD from fruit and vegetable exports in the first quarter of 2018, up 33.4 percent from the same period last year with China, Japan and the United States remaining top importers.
The southern province of Long An has increased supply of farm produce to Ho Chi Minh City under the 2016-2020 socio-economic cooperation agreement with the city.
Hanoi will deploy five cars this year to check the quality of food in markets, supermarkets and food stores in an effort to prevent low-quality food from being consumed, said Tran Van Chung, deputy director of the municipal Health Department.
Many supermarkets are launching attractive promotion programmes in the days ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) to attract customers. Tet falls on February 16 this year.
Researchers at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) have recommended improvements in slaughtering and hygiene to limit cross-contamination with non-typhoidal salmonella, particularly in poultry wet markets in HCM City.
The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a pilot programme to sell safe food at two traditional markets -- Ben Thanh Market and the Hoc Mon Wholesale Market in the district of the same name.
Farmers and food producers in the Mekong Delta are busy preparing speciality fruits and foods to meet burgeoning demand for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which falls on February 16 this year.
Cold breezes are drifting around every corner of the north. People feel cold to the bone in the early morning and late nigh,especially for those working outside,
From July 31, only pork with traceable origins is allowed to enter Ho Chi Minh City’s two wholesale markets, but inspections found only around 13 percent of the pork on sale had clear origins.
HCM City welcomes experience and technology from international partners for the expansion of Binh Dien wholesale market, which is expected to become a trade centre and tourist destination.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
