Seventeen Vietnamese businesses processing and exporting agriculture and aquaculture products are participating in the 40th International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Japan (Foodex Japan 2015), which opened on March 3. Their products, including rice, fruits, fish sauce, cakes and beverages, are displayed across 126 square metres at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex in Chiba Prefecture. Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung hailed the preparation of Vietnamese enterprises for the occasion, saying that many Japanese investors showed interests in the featured products. Foodex Japan is the largest international food and beverages exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region. It represents a valuable opportunity for Vietnamese businesses in the sector to seek…
RE- REGISTERING REGULATION APPLIED FOR FOREIGN COMPANY ACCORDING TO THE AMENDMENT LAW ON ENTERPRISE NO. 37/2013/QH13
Article 170 of the Law on Enterprises 2005 (LoE), being amended by Article 3 of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Laws Concerning Capital Construction Investment 2009 (Article 170) governs the status of Foreign Investment Enterprises (FDIEs) established before the enforcement of the LoE on 01 July, 2006, under which such enterprises shall choose (i) to re-register their businesses under the new law before 01 July 2011, or (ii) not to re-register. Enterprises that elect to re-register their business shall be treated with the full rights and obligations of FDIEs under the current LoE. FDIEs that choose not to re-register their business shall be limited…
Japan, Vietnam develop new rice resistant to disease, bugs
HCM City (VNA) – Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have completed an international project to develop a new rice variety that is disease- and insect-resistant with a high-yield, short-growth duration. The rice variety was developed by using certain genes and the most advanced molecular bio-technology. The project, called the “Development of Crop Genotypes for the Midlands and Mountain Areas of North Vietnam” was implemented from December 2010 to November this year. Financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project was carried out by Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), Kyushu University and Nagoya University of Japan. Dr. Pham Van Cuong, Vice President of VNUA, said: “Plant breeding in Vietnam…