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HCM CITY — Vietnamese farm produce exporters are expected to benefit from increased participation in global value chains as a result of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), speakers said yesterday at a conference in HCM City.  … [Read more...] about Agricultural exports set to join more global value chains as new FTAs take effect

The sudden turnabout was necessary because Ochsner, the state’s largest hospital network, did not receive any new vaccine doses this week from the Louisiana Department of Health. Ochsner executives on Friday said the state had not given a reason for the lack of resupply, but CEO Warner Thomas said unpredictable federal allocations have created “a fluid situation.” … [Read more...] about In abrupt turnabout, supply shortage forces Ochsner to delay vaccine appointments in Lafayette

HCM City (VNA) - The recently-signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will create opportunities for Vietnam’s agricultural products to extend their reach in the region and the world, experts have said. Le Duy Minh, President of the Vietnam Farms and Agricultural Enterprises Association, told a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 that the agriculture sector has been integrating intensively and extensively into the world but also faces considerable difficulties and challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, trade disputes between major economies, and an increase in technical barriers in many countries. Vietnam signed a number of important economic deals in 2020, heralding a new era of economic integration with opportunities to expand export markets and attract more domestic and foreign investment. Among the deals, the RCEP, which gathers together 10 ASEAN countries and five partners (the Republic of Korea, China, … [Read more...] about RCEP to help farm produce expand presence in global markets

Edwardo Erni, Managing Director - China and North Asia of Kerry Logistics Network, said, "There is enormous potential and development prospects in the chemical logistics market. The completion and opening of the Cangzhou logistics centre will allow us to provide professional chemical supply chain consolidation services to our customers in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region. It will give support to our customers' national and regional framework and consistently optimise supply chain networks to raise the autonomy of the chemical industry supply chain." … [Read more...] about Kerry Logistics Network Opens Chemical Logistics Centre in Cangzhou China To Capture Market Potential in Chemical Logistics

NO DISRUPTIONA senior executive at one of the top private telcos said that the move was expected and not disruptive.“It was expected, all the signals were there. But it’s not a disruption as the government has been very sensible to make this only for future investments. Existing equipment won’t get uprooted, software upgrades are allowed, AMCs continue,” the executive said.He added that while without Huawei and ZTE, it would still be a competitive market, it would lead to some cost pressures due to a lesser number of vendors. “But we’ll have to work around this…it will be a question of negotiations.” Airtel has already started replacing Huawei's equipment in some circles with European vendors such as Ericsson at the time of contract renewals.Ram Narain, former senior DDG (security) at the telecom department, said the list of trusted sources/products would likely be drawn up on the basis of inputs from intelligence agencies linked to … [Read more...] about New controls on sourcing telecoms gear may impact Chinese vendors