Vietnam import duties

The Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation (Rubbermark) on Tuesday called for increasing the import duty of rubber from the current 20%. Rubbermark president TH Musthafa said though the tyre makers have benefitted immensely from the slump in rubber prices, it has not reflected in the tyre prices.The data for three-month period ended June, 2014, released by the Rubber Board, show that natural rubber imports have increased 65% to 96,392 tonne. At the same time, the production for the period is up 11% to 1,67,000 tonne while the consumption has risen 2% to 2,51,000 tonne.Last year, continuous rain had cut the production of rubber sharply during June and July.But the situation has improved this year with a comparatively weak monsoon. For June alone, the production has moved up 65% to 63,000 tonne as against over 5% rise in consumption at 86,000 tonne. The imports for the month stood at 32,550 tonne, an increase of 42%.Blaming the imports for the current crisis, Musthafa said … [Read more...] about Rubber imports jump 65% during April-June quarter

On the same evening, the Ministry of Health announced the deaths of two more COVID-19 patients, an 83-year-old woman in Quang Nam and an 87-year-old man in neighboring Quang Ngai Province, both with underlying conditions, bringing the number of fatalities confirmed on Thursday to three. … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces new COVID-19 cases, recoveries, virus-related deaths

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported 22 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities on August 13 evening, raising the total infection cases to 905 and death toll to 20. According to Nguyen Trong Khoa, deputy head of the special task force for COVID-19 prevention and control in the central city of Da Nang, one of the deceased patients is an 83-year-old woman from the central province of Quang Nam. She had already suffered from heart failure and aplastic anemia. She was treated at the Quang Nam General Hospital from July 27 to August 2, before testing positive for the novel coronavirus on August 2 and being transferred to the Hue General Central Hospital in Thua Thien-Hue province the same day. She was later diagnosed with pneumonia and ischemic heart disease as well. She was put on ventilators on August 8, before being pronounced dead on August 12. Causes of death included severe respiratory failure due to COVID-19, multiple organ failure and septic shock. The other is an 87-year-old … [Read more...] about Vietnam confirms 22 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths on August 13

The warning was issued after the ministry received notification from the Việt Nam Trade Office in India that the Association of Pepper Growers in South India claimed the content of piperine in light black pepper of Việt Nam (HS 09041120) did not meet the quality requirements of the India Directorate General of Foreign Trade. … [Read more...] about India might tighten pepper imports from VN, ministry warns

Follow its promise “Passion for Better”, SCG has always contributed to the development of community where it operates. In recent months, the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted seriously both local economy and the lives of people across the country. Therefore, SCG and its subsidiaries have taken initiatives to support various communities during the difficult time, such as donating cash; medical equipment including medical masks, face shields, hand sanitizers, disinfectant spray; and food for medical staffs with values up to seven billion dong. … [Read more...] about SCG – Three decades for quality of life in Vietnam