VOV.VN - The gross domestic product (GDP) during the initial quarter of the year is estimated to have recorded an increase of 4.48% compared to the same period from last year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) at a press conference held on March 29 in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City and Jeollabuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have optimal potential for cooperation in startup, high-tech agriculture, culture and tourism.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is likely to fulfil 11.4% of its yearly plan of public capital disbursement at the end of the first quarter of this year.

More than 90% of domestic enterprises are small and medium-sized. The advantage of this business model is that it quickly responds to market fluctuations.

VOV.VN - The prices of Vietnamese rice has reached a new record of US$567 per tonne, whilst continuing to exceed regional peers such as Thailand, India, and Pakistan, according to figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Many agricultural cooperatives have achieved high safety standards and quality in recent years thanks to their increasing adoption of technology, enabling them to achieve sustainability and improve farmers’ incomes.

VOV.VN - Two-way turnover between both nations reached US$24.93 million, of which Vietnam mainly exported coffee, apparel products, footwear, and rubber worth US$22.39 million whilst importing seafood, steel scrap, garment and textile materials, and leather shoes valued at US$2.54 million from Venezuela.

The flourishing agriculture relationship between New Zealand and Vietnam was lifted to a new height with the signing of an agriculture cooperation arrangement at the first New Zealand – Vietnam High-Level Dialogue on Agriculture Cooperation on February 24.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is working to connect enterprises and localities facing COVID-19 outbreaks to ensure goods are consumed, especially agricultural produce in virus-hit areas.

The consumption of agricultural products will move towards diversity and sustainability, according to a newly-approved plan.