Vietnam's rice export is likely to surpass the target set for this year, said Chairman of the Vietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam.

Vietnam's annual fruit and vegetable output has reached 31 million tonnes, but processing rates are only around 12% to 17%. As a result, the processing industry only meets about 8% to 10% of the fruit and vegetable output's annual output.

Vietnam's seafood exports to Russia have sharply recovered after many months of interruptions due to the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, surging 36% in July and 98% in August, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Despite the changes in the world situation, Vietnam has made positive recovery in business and production activities, stabilised macro-economy, controlled inflation, and ensured major economic balances, according to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) delivered at the Government regular meeting on September 6.

(CT) - On August 28th, Standing Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee Duong Tan Hien received Mr. Alok Sharma - President of the 26ᵗʰ United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Mr. Iain Frew, British Ambassador - Designate to Vietnam, who are visiting Can Tho to learn about the impacts of climate change on the city.

Vietnam aims to reach a minimum rate of 70% of mechanisation in crop production by 2030 and income of a farmer will be around 120 million VND (5,140 USD) per year by 2030, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said on August 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the first meeting of the state steering committee for national key transport projects in Hanoi on August 10, during which he requested ministries, sectors and localities to apply comprehensive measures to speed up the implementation of the projects to expand development space for regions.

On August 2nd, the Coordination Office for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Mekong Delta based in Can Tho city, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh city and related units jointly organised an exchange session with enterprises importing and exporting agro, aquatic products, seafood and livestock between Vietnam and Australia.

The agricultural sector has grown but was still not strong enough to revive the region's economy, according to the second annual Mekong Delta Economic Report 2022 released in Can Tho city on August 1.

Nine agricultural products have recorded an export turnover of over 1 billion USD since the beginning of this year, heard a seminar on July 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport be started in the third quarter of 2022 and the facility be put into use in September 2024.

On June 22nd, Secretary of the Can Tho municipal Party Committee Le Quang Manh and other city leaders hosted a reception for visiting President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias and her delegation.