As many as 63 Vietnamese and international films will compete at the second Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF II), which is scheduled to take place from July 2 to 7 in the central city of Da Nang.
Vietnam is the world’s second-largest coffee producer in 2020, just behind Brazil and has the highest coffee yield in the world with a production of 2.4 tonnes/ha.
Candied coconut ribbons, which are made from coconut meat, sugar, and milk, becomes a snack favoured by many Vietnamese, especially during Tet holidays.
In 2018, Vietnam’s total rice exports reached 6.15 million tonnes, with export turnover of 3.15 billion USD. The industry saw a 5.7% increase in volume and 19.6% increase in value compared to 2017.
Local authorities of Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a plan to turn the city into the top producer of vegetables in Southeast Asia.
Swiss giant cement producer LafargeHolcim has agreed to sell its entire 65-percent ownership in the joint-venture LafargeHolcim Vietnam to Thailand’s Siam City Cement Public Co Ltd.
Many domestic producers have moved their markets to rural areas as local fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms are facing severe competition with imported products in urban areas.
Tea producers and processors in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen are focusing on the domestic market over foreign options as a stable means of development.
The domestic market, with a population of 90 million people, presents a great opportunity for seafood producers to increase the sales of their products due to rising demand, experts said.
