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Pepper exports to increase because of robust demand

HCM CITY — Viet Nam, the earth's biggest pepper exporter, is anticipated to ship 120,000 tonnes worth US$800-850 million this season, greater than a fifth up in value, based on the Viet Nam Pepper Association (VPA).Though export volumes will probably remain virtually unchanged, average global prices of black and whitened pepper have elevated by 30-35 percent this season to correspondingly $6,354 and $9,275 per tonne.Based on the Worldwide Pepper Community, global supply this season is believed to fall by

Vietnam likely to become Hong Kong’s biggest rice exporter

HCMC – There is a high possibility that Vietnam will overtake Thailand as Hong Kong’s largest rice exporter thanks to attractive prices.

Ten VN records recognised by Asian Council

In May of this year Vietnam will see ten records officially recognized by the Asian Records Council

France – Hue festival’s biggest partner

France continues to be an important partner in the organisation of this year’s Hue festival, which starts in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 7 and runs for a week, an official has said.

Valentine’s Day comes with sweet melodies

Stages in Vietnam’s biggest cities, Hanoi and HCMC, are ready for sweet and romantic performances on the special day

Japan electronic giants eye chip merger: reports

Three of Japan's biggest electronics companies are to join forces in a chip-making venture, according to reports, days after a swathe of dire results from a sector struggling to compete globally

Vietnam joins Sri Lanka’s biggest exhibition

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka has attended the 6 th National Development Exhibition that took place from Feb. 4-10 in northern central Anuradhapura city as part of activities to mark the country’s the National Day

More than 70 dead in Egypt's worst football disaster

Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian football fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said

Nation’s biggest gas project licensed

HCMC – The Nam Con Son 2 gas pipeline project was formally licensed on Tuesday by Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s government, marking the start of the country’s biggest project so far in gas transport, treatment and processing.

Eurozone crisis biggest threat to world economy: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged the eurozone to get to grips quickly with its debt crisis on Saturday

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Nutrious milk smugglers confiscated

THUA THIEN – HUE – Hue City's police turned away a smuggling ring and confiscated 10,000 US's Abbott milk-cans with labels transformed, the town investigative police confirmed with Viet Nam News today.Ton Nu Cam Dung was altering labels of Abbot's Ensure milk at her house with an Cuu Ward's Phan Chu Trinh Street. A lot more than 5,000 cans with yellow labels, 1,600 with blue labels and 500 without label were grabbed.Law enforcement also discovered 50 boxes of milk-cans that contains cans with changed

No funds to evacuate landslide areas

HCM CITY — The dearth of enormous sums of cash to maneuver citizens from landslide – and natural disaster-prone areas causes it to be hard for local government bodies to satisfy the Government's target.Families residing in 100s of landslide-prone areas and 60 river valleys threatened by surges were set to become gone to live in safe areas and assisted with moving, based on the Secretary of state for Agriculture and Rural Development.Pham Khanh Ly, deputy director from the ministry's Department of