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Vietnam holds first national dialogue on food systems

The first National Food Systems Summit Dialogue was held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in partnership with a number of ministries, the UN in Vietnam and international development partners in Hanoi on June 15 morning.

Vietnam sees surge in farm produce exports to China

Agricultural exports to China posted impressive growth between January and May, with shipments of some produce even matching or surpassing the corresponding figures for the entire 2020, data of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed.

Chinese port suspends import of frozen food from Vietnam to grapple with Covid

A port in China’s Guangdong Province has temporarily suspended frozen food imports from Vietnam and 10 other Asian countries since Covid-19 prevention measures have hit its loading capacity.

Conference links Vietnamese, Japanese firms in supporting industries

Twenty-one Vietnamese enterprises in supporting industries and 48 Japanese businesses took part in an online conference on Thursday to exchange information and seek partners.

Legal documents for UKVFTA implementation to be released

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will finalise and issue a number of legal documents needed for the implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) in 2021.

Việt Nam calls for initiatives to ensure efficient functioning of APEC supply chains

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies needs to continue promoting free and open trade and investment, undertake initiatives to ensure regional supply chains to function smoothly and efficiently, and facilitate the movement of essential goods, Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyễn Hồng Diên has said.