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31st FAO conference wraps up

The 31st United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Conference for the Asia-Pacific wrapped up on March 16 in Hanoi.

Japan's Uniqlo eyes Asia with new Tokyo megastore

Japan's cheap chic clothing chain Uniqlo opened the doors to its new 12-floor Tokyo megastore on Friday, making a splash in the upmarket Ginza area as part of a drive across Asia

VN willing to boost overseas agricultural ties

Vietnam is willing to share experience and cooperate with countries in agricultural and rural development, especially through the South-South cooperation programme funded and coordinated by FAO.

UN regional food conference opens in Hanoi

The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the 31 st United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Conference for the Asia-Pacific opened in Hanoi on Mar. 12, with hundreds of delegates from over 40 member countries taking part.

Trinity plans $30 mln fund for distressed Southeast Asian assets

Boutique investment firm Trinity is raising a $30 million fund that aims to reap returns by buying over distressed entities in Southeast Asia

Asia fills aviation funding gap amid Europe's woes

Capital-starved airlines worldwide are turning to Asian lenders to fund their ambitious fleet upgrades as the industry's traditional streams of financing in the West dry up, experts say

Vinamilk CEO listed among Asia's most powerful

The CEO and chairwoman of Vinamilk -- Vietnam’s largest dairy producer -- is amongst Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen listed by Forbes

VN, Japanese scholars meet for regional security talks

Vietnamese and Japanese scholars gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on Feb. 29 to discuss the current situation in East Asia and Southeast Asian and peace and security in the Asia Pacific.

Vietnam to host regional food conference

The 31 st session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific region will held in Hanoi from March 12-16.

Enterprises receive national, regional awards for quality

The Ministry of Science and Technology handed over national and Asia Pacific quality awards 2011 to 98 Vietnamese enterprises at a ceremony in Hanoi on Feb. 26.

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Ethanol to become released because of insufficient domestic demand

HN — PetroVietnam has introduced that it'll increase exports of ethanol fuels because of deficiencies in market demand in your own home.Within Government arrange for developing the bio-fuel market through 2015, having a vision to 2025, the audience invested US$270 million in three ethanol plants in Binh Phuoc, Phu Tho and Quang Ngai provinces having a total productive capacity of 300,000cu.m yearly. However, despite being cheaper by about VND500 per litre than conventional A92 gas, customers haven't

Sea food exporters lack capital, demand

Employees from the Thong Thuan Sea food Joint Stock Co process shrimp. Many sea food companies happen to be instructed to suspend production because of deficiencies in capital and falling exports. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HN — The amount of sea food exporters dropped within the first quarter of the year because of insufficient capital and falling exports, the Viet nam Association of Sea food Exporters and Producers (VASEP) stated.Within the