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The amount of plastic waste generated by tourists in Vietnam was 116,000 tons in 2019 before the onset of Covid and the figure is estimated to triple by 2030, a new report shows. Before the Covid outbreak, 85 million domestic tourists discarded nearly 61,000 tons of plastic waste every year, …

Vietnam’s rice exports to Taiwan rose by 18.5% last year as quality improved and prices were competitive. It shipped 20,281 tons worth over US$10 million to account for more than 16% of Taiwan’s imports, the third highest market share. In recent years Vietnam’s exports of high-grade rice to the market …

Six projects worth over VND7.4 trillion ($310.46 million) are expected to begin this year serving railway infrastructure upgrade. Of the five of these, using State capital for the middle-term public investment plan for 2021-2025, three with a total valued at more than VND3.1 trillion involved the Hanoi-Vinh, Vinh-Nha Trang, and …