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Shannon Leahy, trade commissioner for Austrade, and general director of BRG Retail Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy. Photo: Austrade Australia is one of Vietnam’s major suppliers of beef ad lamb products. Local consumers can enjoy a growing range of Australian products from fresh fruits, dairy, seafood, and beverages including a diverse range of sparkling, red, and white wines. Cherries, citrus, table grapes, milk, yoghurt, cheese, cereals, juices, rock lobsters, and abalone are just some of the beloved Australian products that have made it into Vietnamese stores, restaurants, and homes. General director of BRG Retail Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy said, “Vietnamese consumers increasingly demand clean, fresh, and delicious products with premium quality and transparent origins regardless of if they are eating out or at home. Australian suppliers can offer exactly what they want, including high-quality sustainable meat, delicious fruits, the finest dairy and cereals, and premium seafood … [Read more...] about Vietnamese consumers’ growing interest in Australian F&B products

Well-known groups are continuing to pour money into Vietnam specifically for research and development, Photo: Le Toan LEGO Group COO Carsten Rasmussen last week arrived in Vietnam to speed up the preparation of a $1 billion complex in the southern province of Binh Duong. At last week’s meeting with the Danish toymaker, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said, “This is the largest capital from a Danish group investing in Vietnam, confirming the faith and optimism of Lego, as well as the interest of other Danish investors in this country.” Fresh updates recently revealed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment that the total newly-registered foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam last year amounted to $38.85 billion, up 25.2 per cent on-year, thanks to two billion-dollar projects registered at $7.7 billion and both licensed on the last day of 2021. An annual report on FDI in Vietnam released last week by the Vietnam Association of Foreign-Invested Enteprises … [Read more...] about FDI quality in need of fresh policy boost

At the conference (Photo: SGGP) The Center for linking production, processing, and consumption of agricultural products in Can Tho City was established with the expectation that by 2050, it will become the central transport node in large metropolitan areas with smart technology. The center will be the focal point of the chain of smart production, processing, and consumption centers in the region. In this link chain, about 50 percent - 70 percent of the production processes are done automatically and intelligently. Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Can City People's Committee Tran Viet Truong said this is an important conference to get opinions from ministries, sectors, and localities in the region, step by step perfecting the project in the most feasible direction before submitting it to the Government. The Center aims to contribute to the construction of Can Tho City into the central city of the Mekong Delta region, contributing to the development of the region’s … [Read more...] about Center hoped to help link, consume agricultural products in Mekong Delta