The US is set to lift a ban on the import of litchi and longan fruits from Vietnam following a guarantee from Vietnam’s National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) that it would ensure they are pest-free when shipped. They had been prohibited from entering the country under the Code of Federal Regulations which keeps out fruits [...]
Citing the current laws of China and the World Trade Organization (WTO), lawyers believe that Vietnam can gain the upper hand over the Chinese defendant who has been accused of stealing Buon Ma Thuot geographical indication. The lawyers have affirmed the high possibility of Vietnam winning the lawsuit, in which the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee [...]
Rice farming area, production and export value have increased sharply year-on-year, but next year’s performance is predicted to face many difficulties due to the impact of flooding, experts said at a seminar on Friday. Many experts at the conference held in the Mekong Delta’s Hau Giang Province to review rice production in 2011 and the [...]
Almost 1,000 booths for the Second Vietnam Rice Festival on November 8-11 in the Mekong delta province of Soc Trang have already been booked, said Chairman of the Soc Trang Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Trung Hieu. Hieu said that main activities of the festival will take place in Soc Trang city and preparations for the [...]
The Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has pledged to provide VND5,000 billion in loans for businesses to purchase coffee from farmers for the 2011-2012 crop. Agribank signed a cooperative agreement with the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) to boost coffee development and exports. Nguyen Ngoc Bao, Chairman of the Agribank Board of [...]
The northern mountain province of Thai Nguyen has completed preparations for the first international tea festival which are scheduled to take place from November 11-15, says a provincial official. A press centre equipped with modern facilities and Internet-connected computers has been set up to support local and foreign reporters, Ma Thi Nguyet, Vice Chairwoman of [...]
The Vietnam Coconut Association (VCA) has suggested its plan to organise a Vietnam Coconut Week in HCM City in 2012. If the plan is approved by the Trade Promotion Department, the event will be held when Vietnam presides over the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community in 2012. The Week will introduce both local and foreign [...]
Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will sue a Chinese company for a patent on the renowned Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand, VnExpress local newswire reported. Two Vietnamese brand names, the geographical indication of which had been patented in Vietnam, “BUON MA THUOT” and “BUON MA THUOT COFFEE 1896” have been registered [...]
Hoa Tien commune in Hoa Vang district, in the central coastal city of Da Nang will be turned into a sustainable rice seed production area under a $498,894 project funded by the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Trust Fund. The two-year project, starting from November, 2011, was signed by the Da Nang People’s Committee [...]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to review investment projects to draw up a plan to develop the fresh-water aquaculture sector through 2012. It has asked the Directorate of Fisheries to work with the ministry’s Department of Planning to conduct the review and disburse capital to build facilities for breeding and main aquatic [...]
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