Despite a downward trend in aquatic product exports in the first half of 2023, the lower pace of month-on-month decline is giving hopes for a recovery in the remaining months of this year.

VOV.VN - Shrimp exports are forecast to hit roughly US$3 billion as the first five months of the year witnessed shrimp exports rake in US$1.2 billion, a drop of 34% compared to the same period from 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

A handbook on digital transformation for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food processing and distribution sector was introduced at a press conference held in Hanoi on June 28.

The BIFA Wood Vietnam 2023 fair will return to the southern province of Binh Duong from August 9-12, the event's organisers announced at a press conference in the locality on June 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aspires to deepen the close-knit, trusted and exemplary fraternal solidarity with Cuba, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a reception in Hanoi on June 16 for Cuban Minister of Justice Oscar Manuel Silveira Martínez.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Agriculture Fair 2023 kicked off at AEON MALL Ha Dong on June 8, featuring 1,000 agricultural products, regional specialties, processed food, high quality products under the local One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 219,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$1.28 billion during the first five months of the year, increasing by 8.0% in volume and 5.5% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

After decades of development, many family-run groups have begun the power transition process. The next generations have taken over leadership, while veteran businesspeople are retiring from their positions.

Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba have vowed to enhance agricultural cooperation, especially in sharing experience in hi-tech agricultural production and farm produce processing.

About 150,000 new jobs will be created in the second quarter of this year, including 28,200 in electronics and optical device manufacturing, 18,600 in food processing, and 4,700 in beverage production, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) predicted.