Wood exports plummet as amid virus outbreak Wood production and exports have hit a slump in recent months after showing strong numbers during the first half of the year, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The country exported US$8.71 billion worth of wood products in the first half of 2021, a 62.9 per cent increase year-on-year. However, the sector has been hard hit by yet another outbreak of the virus. The virus has paralysed some of the largest production centres of the industry including the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, said Bui Chinh Nghia, deputy head of MARD's department of forestry. "We have seen significant drops in wood exports in recent months. Exports for June, July and August dropped by 16 per cent compared to the previous three-month period. August saw the biggest drop at 22 per cent compared to July," said Nghia. More than half of the country's wood producers have had to shutter or scale down …
Int’l forum on Viet Nam’s agricultural digital transformation to be held this month
A booth at AgriTech Expo 2021, a virtual exhibition under the Viet Nam agricultural digital transformation 2021 forum. — Photo courtesy of the forum organisation board A virtual forum "Viet Nam agricultural digital transformation 2021" will be held on September 16 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in cooperation with the Viet Nam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA) and VnExpress online newspaper. At the online press conference held on Friday to announce this forum, Tran Thanh Huan, director of MoFA's Department of Foreign Affairs, said the forum with virtual reality technology is expected to attract about 1,000 participants for two sessions. They include the opening session with the title "Keeping up with market trends and promoting the supportive role for the economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic" and a symposium on "Shaping Viet Nam's digital agriculture until 2035". The delegates come from ministries, sectors, enterprises, large …
Int’l forum on Việt Nam’s agricultural digital transformation to be held this month
A booth at AgriTech Expo 2021, a virtual exhibition under the Việt Nam agricultural digital transformation 2021 forum. Photo courtesy of the forum organisation board HÀ NỘI — A virtual forum "Việt Nam agricultural digital transformation 2021" will be held on September 16 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in cooperation with the Việt Nam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA) and VnExpress online newspaper. At the online press conference held on Friday to announce this forum, Trần Thanh Huân, director of MoFA's Department of Foreign Affairs, said the forum with virtual reality technology is expected to attract about 1,000 participants for two sessions. They include the opening session with the title "Keeping up with market trends and promoting the supportive role for the economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic" and a symposium on "Shaping Việt Nam's digital agriculture until 2035". The delegates come from ministries, sectors, …
Masan MEATLife’s advantages after effecting transformation plans
People shop for MeatDeli branded pork at a VinMart supermarket. The chilled meat products are now available at 2,300 VinMart supermarkets and VinMart+ store nationwide. — Photo courtesy of Masan Masan MEATLife Corporation (MML) will be restructured by separating independent business lines in its integrated 3F (feed - farm - food) model, including the animal feed business, and transforming into a business platform that focuses solely on branded meats. MML’s board of directors on September 10 tabled the transformation plan at the annual general meeting. Masan MEATLife, a subsidiary of Masan Group, entered the meat supply chain by merging two leading animal feed companies in Viet Nam, ANCO and Proconco, in 2015. Then, in 2017 and 2018, it invested in the rest of the supply chain (farms, processing plants and retail chains) and completed the 3F chain with the launch of fresh chilled meats in the market under the MEATDeli brand. MEATDeli is the first chilled, branded meat in Viet …
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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 11
Netherlands donates ventilators and medical equipment to Vietnam The government and business community of the Netherlands will donate ventilators and medical equipment worth VND43 billion to help Vietnam combat COVID-19, Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman told her host Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on September 10. She affirmed that the Dutch government attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership and the strategic partnership on climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture and water management with Vietnam. The relationship between the two governments and their business communities continues to develop effectively for the sake of the economy, people and planet, she said. The Ambassador thanked the Vietnamese Government and the Prime Minister personally for caring about the EU business community, including Dutch businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and noted the two countries are having many opportunities and prospects to strengthen …
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Masan MEATLife steps up restructuring to accelerate Feed-Farm-Food platform
On September 10, the Board of Directors of Masan MEATLife JSC (MML) submitted the company's restructuring plans to the general meeting of shareholders. Accordingly, MML will be restructured into independent businesses (Feed - Farm - Food). As separate and more focused operating platforms, the business units are expected to become better positioned to develop into best-in-class companies compared to global peers. Masan MEATLife launched its meat supply chain by merging two leading feed companies, ANCO and Proconco, in 2015. The company invested in the rest of the supply chain (farms, processing plants, retail chains) in 2017-2018 and completed the 3F chain with the launch of the MEATDeli chilled meat brand. Masan MEATLife is restructuring its animal feed business to accelerate its Feed-Farm-Food platform The proposed restructuring plan may include the spin-off of the animal feed unit. This adjustment would simplify distribution and build a strategic partnership …
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Vietnam’s participation in Army Games contributes to protecting nation from afar
By joining the games, the VPA has learnt valuable experience in mastering weapons and military equipment and conducting operation and training while strengthening defense cooperation with Russia and other participating countries and territories. Achievements gained from the event have contributed to affirming the role of defense relations work in Vietnam’s strategy on early safeguarding the nation from afar. Vietnam’s successful Army Games The Army Games 2021 is considered the most successful Army Games of the VPA. In spite of competing with strong rivals in the international environment and unfavorable weather conditions, the Vietnamese delegation strove with their highest determination and ranked seventh out of 42 participating countries and territories in their fourth participation in the games. At the Army Games 2021, the VPA sent 17 contingents to compete in 15 contests of the games. After 14 days of competition, the VPA delegation won one gold, two silver and four bronze …
Strengthen the cooperation in coping with Covid-19 and jointly facilitate economic recovery
Remote work to become new trend as new normal looms Sun Tropical Village – a newly launched project by Sun Group in the south of Phu Quoc VIMC – the new brand towards sustainable development TCPVN has contributed more than 2 billion VND to support the frontline in Vietnam in the COVID-19 battle Kredivo announces launch of Việt Nam operations as part of ambition to build Southeast Asia’s leading BNPL The China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum & Special Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations under the framework of the 18th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) was held in Nanning, China on September 10. Gao Yan, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Director of Organsing Committee of CABIS, and Sun Dawei, Chairman of the CPPCC of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, attended to the forum and delivered speeches. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce …
Using the Platform of CAEXPO and CABIS to jointly boost Economic Recovery through enhanced pandemic control cooperation
DestinAsian has honoured Capella Hanoi belonging to Sun Group as the “Best New Hotel in the Asia – Pacific region6" Remote work to become new trend as new normal looms Sun Tropical Village – a newly launched project by Sun Group in the south of Phu Quoc VIMC – the new brand towards sustainable development TCPVN has contributed more than 2 billion VND to support the frontline in Vietnam in the COVID-19 battle The China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum & Special Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations under the framework of the 18th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) was held in Nanning, China on September 10. Gao Yan, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Director of Organsing Committee of CABIS, and Sun Dawei, Chairman of the CPPCC of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, attended to the forum and delivered speeches. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
Fruitful results in 30-year dialogue relations and a new chapter for 18-year CABIS
The 18th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) was held on September 10-11 in Nanning, Guangxi, China. This year’s CABIS and China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) were held at the same time. The theme of CABIS 2021 is “Sharing Opportunities Created by the New Land-Sea Corridor, Building the China-ASEAN Community with a Shared Future”. The year 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations, the China-ASEAN Year of Sustainable Development, and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Laos diplomatic relations. In this special period, there were 3 events within the framework of CABIS, namely the Round-table Dialogue between the State Leader of Laos and CEOs from China (herein after referred to as the Round-table), the China-ASEAN Business Leaders Forum & Special Meeting on the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations, and the Symposium on China-ASEAN Commercial Legal Cooperation. These events have comprehensively …