VOV.VN - A number of local agricultural products recorded a high export revenue in excess of billions of US$ during 2020, including coffee, rice, cashew nuts, fruit and vegetables, shrimp, along with wood and wood products.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese businesses are participating in an online international agricultural exhibition which opened in Algeria on January 1 aimed at introducing Vietnam's economic, foreign trade, and investment situation, in addition to mutual trading ties and business opportunities in the nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam strives to achieve a GDP growth rate of 6.5% or even higher in 2021, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc set a target for ministries and localities at a conference between the Government and centrally-run localities on Dec. 29.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has set a target for the agricultural sector to rake in US$44 billion from exports in 2021.

VOV.VN - Local farm produce businesses have been advised to come up with concrete strategies to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to insiders.

Leaders from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Hungarian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Szojka Éva Szilvia, have expressed their hope for stronger cooperation in high-tech agriculture, health care, and education.

Vietnam needs support from international partners to cope with losses due to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

An agreement on technological cooperation in irrigation and drainage, protection of marine resources, and responsible management of the fisheries sector was signed at the 5th Japan-Vietnam Agricultural Cooperation Dialogue and a public - private agricultural cooperation forum which took place virtually on December 12.

Vietnamese businesses in Australia have made significant contributions to the growth of Vietnam-Australia trade in 2020, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh said at a ceremony to review activities of the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association in Sydney (VEAS) on December 5.

The 2020 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair (AgroViet 2020) opened in Hanoi on December 3, featuring 220 booths exhibiting agricultural products, handicrafts, and farming machinery from more than 30 cities and provinces around the country.