Viet Nam and Timor-Leste are looking to deepen cooperation in rice, coffee and fisheries, with a focus on technology transfer, capacity building and sustainable production.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and Panama President José Raúl Mulino witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between Vietnamese and Panamanian ministries and agencies in Ha Noi on October 6.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Government and AgriVMA, a Vietnamese enterprise engaged in rice production, have handed over 250 tonnes of rice as non-refundable aid to Cuba under an agreement between Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture.

The General Council of Agriculture and Rural Development Viet Nam, in coordination with the US–Viet Nam Business Council (UVBC), held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 to launch the “AgriConnect Viet Nam–US 2025” project, aiming to promote trade, and expand agricultural import and export activities between the two countries.

India and Can Tho city agreed to enhance multi-sector bilateral cooperation at a working session on June 17 between municipal leaders and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya.