The flowers on sale in AEON Mall Makuhari in Chiba prefecture, Japan (Photo: VNA) Japan now remains one of the important flower export market of Vietnam. Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Japan, Kaori Sato, head of crop products division of the retail corporate group AEON, said about 40 percent of the flowers on sale in AEON Mall Makuhari in Chiba prefecture are imported flowers. Hiroshi Yamasaki, an office worker in Tokyo, said he often buys flowers to give to his relatives and friends. He especially likes Vietnamese flowers because they are very fresh and beautiful. The latest statistics from the Japan Customs show that in 2021, Japan spent 65.3 billion JPY (528 million USD) on importing flowers, including 45 million USD on imports from Vietnam, or 8.52 percent of the total, ranking Vietnam the fourth among countries and territories exporting flowers to the Asian country. Vietnam’s flower export turnover hit 61.8 million USD in 2021, posting a year-on-year in
Turbines of the Bac Lieu wind power plant off the coast of Bac Lieu province (Photo: VNA) At the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) held in the UK last November, Vietnam committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Talking to Danish Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Troels Jakobsen and Executive Vice President and CEO of the Orsted group Martin Neubert, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said offshore wind power development is highly significant since it can be combined with the realisation of socio-economic growth, energy security, and industrialisation targets towards low-carbon emissions and net zero emissions by 2050. He expressed his hope that Orsted, which is the world’s biggest offshore wind power developer, will share its experience in this field so as to help Vietnam carry out effective energy transition projects that suit local development demand.Photo for illustration (Source: baochinhphu.vn) Neubert said his group views Vietnam as a new and also important market
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