HANOI, September 18, 2020 – On Friday afternoon, U.S. Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink kicked off the U.S. Food Fair at Lotte Mart. The U.S. Food Fair highlights a wide range of U.S. products available in the supermarket chain. It also includes cooking demonstrations, food sampling, and interactive displays, so that Vietnamese consumers can learn more about …
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HANOI, June 26, 2018 – From June 26-28, the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Forest Service organize a workshop on “Law enforcement to Combat Illegal Logging and Associated Trade” in Hanoi. This bilateral workshop, the first on this topic …
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HANOI, May 7, 2018 – On May 3, 2018, with the assistance of the Quang Ninh Port Joint Stock Company in the Port of Cai Lan, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Grains Council representatives welcomed the first direct shipment of U.S. corn to Vietnam. The shipment, 67,000 metric tons of U.S. corn that arrived from …
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HANOI, February 6, 2018 – On Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi celebrated the opening of the new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) office in Vietnam. APHIS Deputy Administrator Ms. Cheryle Blakely, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink, and Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam formally …
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HANOI, April 4, 2016 – Youth in Southeast Asia can now help boost regional food security by contributing their innovative technology ideas through a new prize competition announced by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). The YSEALI World of Food Innovation Challenge will collect innovative technology …
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