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| Cua Dai beach (Photo: Internet) |
VOV reported that the website introduces the site by noting that, “Cua Dai is spotless and stunning.”
It added that with the beach located just outside the historical old town of Hoi An, it is a perfect place to relax after a day of taking in local history, as well as shopping for tailor-made clothes.
“Lined with sun loungers and beach umbrellas, and flanked by lots of local restaurants and bars, head here for breathtaking sunsets and dinner with a view,” travel2next.com noted.
Cua Dai beach is renowned for being the busiest trading port in the south of the country. It is home to vast stretches of white sand, clear turquoise water, and calm waves that are under the golden sun.
Previously the beach had also been ranked as one of the 25 most beautiful beaches throughout Asia by readers of popular travel website Trip Advisor.
Rounding off the list of top 20 list is Pink Beach of Indonesia, Boracay of the Philippines, El Nido of the Philippines, Koh Phangan of Thailand, Northern Beach of Cambodia, Soneva Gili of the Maldives, Gili Air of Indonesia, Mirissa of Sri Lanka, and Sandira beach of the Philippines.
This is in addition to Phi Phi islands of Thailand, Butterfly Beach of India, Railay Beach of Thailand, Pom Pom Island of Malaysia, Maya Bay of Thailand, Perhentian Islands of Malaysia, Ngapali beach of Myanmar, Kelingking Beach of Indonesia, Bawah of Indonesia, and Sentosa of Singapore.
First fresh lychee batch exported to China via Mong Cai border gate
For the first time Vietnamese fresh lychees have been exported to China via the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai international border gate, reported VOV.
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| For the first time Vietnamese fresh lychees have been exported to China via the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai international border gate. (Photo: nongnghiep.vn) |
Tran Bich Ngoc, head of the management board of the border gate, said this is a good sign for the import and export of agricultural products at the border gate.
The first batch of fresh lychee, with 64.7 tonnes worth nearly VND600 million (US$25,688), was delivered to the Chinese side on July 9.
Recently, China resumed the import of Vietnamese agricultural products.
In the first half of 2022, more than 270,000 tonnes of goods worth over US$1.4 billion went through border gates in Mong Cai city, which borders China. As a result, the city collected VND558.64 billion for the State budget, an annual increase of 24.14%.
In remaining months of the year, the city plans to maintain exchanges and talks with the authorities of China’s Dongxing city on epidemic prevention measures in order to create trust and strengthen cooperation in facilitating imports and exports activities through border gates between the sides.
Vietnam targets 5.5 bln USD in agro, forestry, fishery export value to EU
According to VNA, Vietnam has set a target that the export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to the EU market will reach 5-5.5 billion USD by 2025.
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| Pineapples are being processed for export at a Dong Giao Foodstuff Export JSC factory in Gia Lai province.(Photo: VNA) |
In 2025, the processed products would account for 30% of Vietnam's total agricultural, forestry and fishery products exported to the EU. About 20% of the exported agricultural, forestry and fishery products to the EU would be sold directly at retail channels in this market.
Those percentages would increase to 50% and 30%, respectively, by 2030, according to a scheme developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The export value of such products to the EU market is also targeted to increase to 7.5-8 billion USD by 2030.
The ministry has put in place many solutions to achieve these goals, such as increasing the connection and participation among ministries, sectors and localities.
It will focus on changing farmers' awareness and habits in the production of farming products. In addition, it is also necessary to improve the infrastructure for agricultural production as well as aquaculture and processing of seafood to meet EU standards.
It is also necessary to implement economic reforms, especially matters relating to agriculture and land, and policies and institutions on science, technology and State management. Those will help Vietnam improve the competitiveness of farm produce and achieve sustainable agricultural development in the long term.
The export of Vietnamese agricultural products is facing many big challenges, including internal limitations in the development process of the sector and increasingly strict commitments on product quality and environmental standards.
Vietnam's agricultural exports have great opportunities in expanding markets, improving the value and quality of export products, attracting investment and modern production technology from joining the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement to boost exports to this market.
Currently, the EU is one of the four major export markets for Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery products. The EU is also one of the world's three largest markets for agricultural, forestry and fishery products.
Vietnam is one of four Asian countries to sign an FTA with the EU. Therefore, to effectively exploit the advantages of the EVFTA, Vietnamese agricultural products must improve their quality and value.
According to Nguyen Kien, head of MARD's Department of International Cooperation, the EU annually spends about $1 trillion on food and beverages, including $300 billion on imports.
The Loc Troi Group Joint Stock Company said that about 500 tonnes of branded "Vietnamese Rice" delivered by the company in June would arrive in Germany, the Netherlands and France in July. Of which, "Vietnamese Rice" exported to France will be sold at Carrefour, a large supermarket system.
This is the first step in the group's journey of bringing Loc Troii's rice to the world market.
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| Photo for illustration (Source: VNA) |
In February 2022, the Golden Gate Joint Stock Company cooperated with Western Farm Co, Ltd. to export the first batch of mangoes to the EU market.
This batch of mangoes supplied by the Tinh Thoi Agricultural Service Cooperative in Dong Thap province has an export price of 11-13 euros per kilo. The price of this fruit at supermarkets in the EU is 18 euros per kilo.
However, according to Kien, some Vietnamese agricultural products still have low export volumes to the EU. In addition, Vietnam's agricultural exports to this market are facing great competitive pressure.
Specifically, Vietnamese vegetables and fruits have major competitors from South America, West Africa, South Africa, Thailand, the Philippines, India and China.
Meanwhile, coffee, pepper and cashew products of Vietnam must compete with products of Indonesia, India, Brazil, Ivory Coast and Mozambique.
Its seafood products face competition from products of Norway, China, Ecuador and Morocco.
Kien said to increase exports to the EU, Vietnam's large enterprises need to promote the building of a supply chain for exports to reduce transportation costs and develop their brands.
According to Nguyen Thi Thuong Linh, deputy director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)'s branch in Can Tho, to take advantage of the EVFTA in exporting farm produce to the EU, the enterprises and farmers must cooperate in building supply chains for exports.
Nguyen Dinh Tung, general director of the Vina T&T Company, said the difficulty for the export of agricultural products, especially fruits, today is preservation. The most important factor is researching preservation technology to keep agricultural products fresher for longer.
Besides that, the enterprises need support from State management offices and associations in carrying out advertising and marketing activities.
Dr Nguyen Dac Binh Minh, director of the Institute of Regional Research and Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has also noted the traceability of export products because this is a mandatory requirement of many multilateral FTAs, especially that with the EU.
Vietnam ranks fourth at International Mathematics Competition 2022
According to VOV, Vietnamese students have won two gold, nine silver and 10 bronze medals and six consolation prizes, ranking fourth overall at the Indonesia International Mathematics Competition 2022 (IIMC 2022).
A group photo of Vietnamese students taking part in the competition.
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| Vietnam ranks fourth at International Mathematics Competition 2022 (Source: vov.vn) |
The two gold medals were awarded to Pham Dang Nguyen and Ha Manh Hung of the Hanoi-Amsterdam school for the gifted. It’s noteworthy that Hung is a seventh grader.
Top three positions corresponding went to the United States, China and Thailand. Vietnam was followed by Russia,, the Republic of Korea and Singapore that are good at maths.
The International Mathematics Competition is held annually for secondary-school students. This year, the competition was virtually hosted by Indonesia from June 30 to July 6, attracting the participation of nearly 600 contestants from 30 countries and territories worldwide.
Vietnam has been participating in the competition since 2011. Last year, Vietnamese students brought home a gold, nine silver and four bronze medals along with two consolation prizes.