Mekong delta tales of a future past

Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Mekong Delta localities are enlarging areas for the cultivation of premium-quality and fragrant rice varieties highly favoured by major markets in an effort to sustainably boost exports. Soc Trang plans to raise the revenue of agricultural cultivation to over 250 million VND (10,770 USD) per hectare in average by 2025 and increase the share of specialty and premium-quality rice to more than 80 percent of the total output. To this end, the province is taking measures to improve the effectiveness of rice branding and upgrade the value chain of specialty rice products, including the widely-known ST24 and ST25. It will also promote clean and environmentally-friendly cultivation of rice to enhance the sustainability of the sector. Soc Trang has zoned off farming areas of specialty rice varieties for export, established production cooperatives, and accelerated use of advanced technology into cultivation. Last year, … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta eyes larger premium-quality rice areas to boost exports

A corner of Can Tho city (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Can Tho city expects to become the centre of trade and services in the Mekong Delta , with rapid and sustainable development. Under a plan on trade development in Can Tho by 2030 with a vision towards 2045 issued by the municipal People’s Committee, the city will serve as a firm launch pad to boost production, build Vietnamese brand names, and protect interests of consumers and businesses. Can Tho’s total retail sales of goods and services is projected to grow from 8-10 percent between 2021 and 2030, 10-12 percent in 2026-2030, and 12-13 percent in 2031-2045. The plan targets a strong goods distribution network, supply-demand balance, and e-commerce development with cutting-edge technologies and technical infrastructure. Revenue from e-commerce is set to rise by at least 10 percent during the 2021-2030 period, with 70 percent of transactions to be conducted online and half of small- and medium-sized enterprises … [Read more...] about Can Tho striving to become trade centre in Mekong Delta

The mission was led by Royal Thai Air Force Attaché Group Captain Prapard Iamolee and attended by military attachés of Thailand, the U.K., Myanmar, Laos, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Malaysia, South Africa, the Republic of Korea, the U.S., and advisor of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Center. This was the first visit of foreign military attachés to Nha Trang since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. At the reception, Political Commissar of the Khanh Hoa provincial Military Command Senior Colonel Trinh Viet Thanh briefed the visiting attachés on the traditions of the South Central province and the unit’s mission over the past time. Impressed by the warm reception, the mission of foreign military attachés to Vietnam thanked the provincial military command for helping them understand more about Vietnam in general and Nha Trang in particular. The mission’s representative highly appreciated the Vietnamese Government’s pandemic prevention and control efforts as well as the military and the … [Read more...] about Foreign military attachés to Vietnam visit Khanh Hoa