February 18, 2012(Vietnamica) — The number of Vietnamese businesses showing interest in Africa, South and West Asia markets has been increasing year-by-year, director of Africa-West-South Asia Markets Department Ly Quoc Hung said (Lanka Business, Feb. 18).
Vietnam Govt Allows Imports of 100,000 MT of Salt in 2012Feb 18, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) announced today that it has now agreed with Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to allow for a total import quota of 102,000 metric tons (MT) of salt in 2012.
February 15, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam’s coffee export loading in February is expected to rise to between 120,000-150,000 tons, or 2 million to 2.5 million 60-kg bags, as exporters cash in on price gains. Coffee exports plunged nearly 48 percent in January from a year ago to 112,000 tons because of the Tet new year festival and as farmers held back beans in the expectation of higher prices later. (Reuters, Feb. 15)
February 14, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has announced that its export value hit a record high of US$22.3 million in January 2012, up five times against the same month of last year. Of the products, condensed milk increased by 33 times in revenue, yogurt by 1.87 times, Ridielac nutrition powder by two times, fresh milk by four times and Dielac powdered milk by four times.
February 13, 2012 (Vietnamica) — 1.000 tons of organic rice is exported by the Ca Mau-based company Vien Phu every year, mostly to the U.S. market at US$10 per kg (US$10,000 per ton), about 20 times higher than normal export price of 5% broken rice.
February 11, 2012 (Vietnamica) – Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday chaired a meeting with officials from relevant central agencies and the port city of Hai Phong to adjudicate on the coercive land confiscation carried out by Tien Lang district authorities on Jan. 5. Participants to the meeting included leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice, the Government Inspectorate, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Việt Nam Fatherland Front and the Farmers’ Union.
