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Vietnam’s fishery exports hit $4.1 billion in the first half, up 13.6%

Fishery exports are expected to fulfill the $8.5 billion target in 2021, after collecting more than $4 billion in the first half of this year, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

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The total fishery export was estimated at 4.1 million tonnes, an increase of 3 percent against the same period last year. Despite the pandemic, exports of many seafood products increased, such as shrimp and tra fish.

Fishing output reached nearly 2 million tons, up 1%, aquaculture output reached 2.1 million tons, up 4%. For brackish water shrimp alone, in the first 6 months of the year, brackish water shrimp production is estimated at 371,000 tons, up 12% over the same period in 2020.

Regarding pangasius, it is estimated that by the end of June 2021, the harvested output will reach 704,100 tons, up 0.9% over the same period; pangasius export turnover reached $637.9 million, up 14.7% over the same period.

Compared with the set target, the total fishery output reached 104.3%, of which, the aquaculture production reached 102.3%, the fishing output reached 106.8%; compared with the whole year plan target, the total seafood volume reached 47.6%; in which, exploitation output reached 51.9%, aquaculture production reached 44.2%.

This is a very encouraging result while the COVID-19 pandemic continued to develop complicatedly, affecting life, economy, and society, disrupting global supply chains, and directly affecting production and export activities.

According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien, the fishery industry would continue to reduce the number of fishing boats and fishing output, especially inshore fishing, to conserve fishery resources and at the same time to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing to remove the EC’s “yellow card” and contribute to building a sustainable seafood industry.

Fishery exports brought the country $8.6 billion last year, the ministry reported.   

Source: MARD

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Vietnam-Australia Digital Forum 2023: Making Vietnamese digital enterprises go global

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The Vietnam – Australia Digital Forum 2023 was held in Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on August 4 to promote the cooperation in information and communication technology as well as the digital field between the two countries.

Vietnam-Australia Digital Forum 2023: Making Vietnamese digital enterprises go global hinh anh 1The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Vietnam’s Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and its Australian partners. (Photo: VNA)

Sydney – The Vietnam – Australia Digital Forum 2023 was held in Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on August 4 to promote the cooperation in information and communication technology as well as the digital field between the two countries.

The event was co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and the NSW Trade and Investment Department in charge of the Vietnam market.

The forum took place as part of Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung’s visit to Australia, Director of the MIC’s Department of International Cooperation Trieu Minh Long told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Sydney.

In 2023, one of the key tasks that the ministry focuses on implementing is to support Vietnam’s digital business community  go global. In addition to activities in Australia, it also implements programmes in other countries and regions around the world such as the US, Japan, and Europe.

Long highlighted strengths of Vietnam’s digital technology enterprises, saying some of them have been successful in foreign markets, even in choosy markets like the US and Japan.

One of the advantages of Vietnamese businesses when accessing the Australian market is that the two countries have good diplomatic and economic relations, along with the strong Vietnamese community in Australia.

Speaking at the forum, Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia Nguyen Dang Thang said that developing a digital platform is a breakthrough solution to promote faster digital transformation, reduce costs and increase economic efficiency.

International cooperation is also an important solution to carry out digital transformation, especially promoting the transformation in society, thereby creating momentum for the digital transformation process in government agencies, he added.
Highlighting the two countries’ new cooperation opportunities, Thang said Vietnam and Australia have a strong cooperative relationship, high political trust which is an important point for cooperation in cybersecurity.

Karla Lampe, Director of NSW International Engagement & Market Development under the NSW’s Department of Enterprises, Investment and Trade (DEIT), emphasised that Vietnam and Australia are maintaining strongest-ever partnership, both from economic perspective and from the ties between the two governments. Both New South Wales and Vietnam have large technology companies and influential individuals in the media.

She expressed her hope that the two countries further promote economic and trade ties in the future, and outline ambitious digital transformation goals.

At the forum, representatives from agencies, organisations, research institutions and businesses of the two countries discussed issues related to information and communication technology, and digital technology to learn about policy incentives, the investment environment in Vietnam and Australia.

At the end of the forum, they witnesses the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Vietnam’s Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology and its Australian partners including Western Sydney University, the University of Canberra, SET Education, the Association of Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Professionals (VASEA)./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamaustralia-digital-forum-2023-making-vietnamese-digital-enterprises-go-global/265680.vnp

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Vietnam lures over 16 billion USD in foreign investment

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As of July 20, total newly-registered capital, additional capital, and capital contributions and share purchase by foreign investors stood at nearly 16.24 billion USD, up 4.5% compared to the same period of 2022 and 8.8% compared to the first half of the year.

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Vietnam’s macro-economy stays stable, inflation controlled: official

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Vietnam’s marco-economic continues to stay stable and inflation is controlled Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told a press conference following monthly cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 5.

Vietnam’s macro-economy stays stable, inflation controlled: official hinh anh 1The regular press conference takes places on August 5 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Vietnam’s
marco-economic continues to stay stable and inflation is controlled Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told a press conference following monthly cabinet meeting in Hanoi on August 5.

Son said that the cabinet meeting for July focused on assessing and discussing the socio-economic situation in July
and first seven months of 2023; the progress of the programme on
socio-economic recovery and development; public investment capital
allocation and disbursement; and the implementation of three national target
programmes among others.

According to Son, participants to the meeting held that in July,
the socio-economic situation was improved compared to the previous month,
contributing to the country’s performance in the first seven months.

So far, the macro-economic situation has remained
stable, while inflation has been controlled. In the first seven months, the
average consumer price index (CPI) increased 3.12%, while all the major
economic balances were ensured.

State budget collection exceeded 1 quadrillion VND
(42.13 billion USD), equivalent to 62.7% of the estimate. Meanwhile, the
country’s exports fetched 195.4 billion USD, with a trade surplus of 16.5
billion USD.

In July, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
rose 3.9% month on month and 3.7% year on year. Total revenue from retail of
goods and services increased 7.1% year on year in July and 10.4% in seven
months.

At the same time, the country welcomed more than 1
million foreign visitors in July and 6.6 million in the January-July period,
6.9 times higher than that in the same period last year.

In seven months, 267.63 trillion VND of public
investment capital was disbursed, completing 37.85% of the yearly target, 3.38%
increase year on year. Meanwhile, the country attracted nearly 16.24 billion
USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 4.5%.

In July, 13,700 new businesses were established,
raising the total number of new firms to 131,900 in seven months.

Social welfare, security and defence were also
kept stable.

To date, nearly 93.8 trillion VND of the
socio-economic recovery and development programme has been disbursed. Requests
of localities have also been responded to in a timely manner.

Son said that Prime Minister Pham
Minh Chinh clearly pointed out tasks focusing on removing difficulties for production and business, giving
priority to promoting growth, creating jobs, ensuring livelihoods for people
associated with stabilising the macro-economy, controlling inflation, and ensuring
major balances of the economy.

The PM also asked
ministries, agencies and localities to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital, and carry out the socio-economic
recovery and development programme, as well as three national target programmes. He urged agencies
to strengthen
forecasts, warnings and provide timely information on
natural disasters and readiness for rescue works, Son said, adding that the PM assigned
specific tasks to particular ministries, sectors and localities in the time to
come./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnams-macroeconomy-stays-stable-inflation-controlled-official/265691.vnp

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