The article by Cuba’s Inter Press Service detailed how Vietnamese private enterprise Agri VMA leased 1,000 ha of land in Los Palacios district, Cuba’s westernmost province of Pinar del Río, for rice cultivation over a three-year period. The project’s first harvest in 2025 recorded an impressive yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare, far exceeding the local average of 1.6 tonnes.
According to the Latin American outlet, the most outstanding achievement in the recent intensive negotiation days was Vietnam’s special task force convincing the US side to agree to begin negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, an issue Washington had previously avoided on numerous occasions.
Addressing the event, Cuban Ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes affirmed that Cuba will always stand alongside the Vietnamese Government and business community in their efforts to achieve the challenging target socio-economic goals.
President of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona hailed Vietnam as Cuba’s second-largest trading partner in Asia and its top investor, spotlighting its foothold in the Mariel Special Development Zone via Viglacera. This zone, he noted, is set to become a pivotal hub for Vietnamese investment in the years ahead.
Cuba has proved its aquaculture potential thanks to learning Vietnam's experience, and it pledges to turn this into a key sector to contribute to food security and export, a Cuban official has said.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long emphasised the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals to improve public health and meet Vietnam’s medical care needs.
Cuban Minister of Domestic Trade Betsy Díaz Velázquez has expressed a strong interest in fostering joint ventures with Vietnamese partners in manufacturing and trade within Cuba's domestic market.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has reaffirmed his commitment to welcoming and supporting Vietnamese investors, while receiving Nguyen Van Tuan, General Director of the GELEX Group and Chairman of the Board of Viglacera Corporation, in Havana recently.
A delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture led by Minister Ydael Jesús Pézez Brito held a working session with the People's Committee of the northern Thai Binh province on December 10 to share experience and explore agricultural cooperation opportunities.
Vietnam's Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Cuba's Minister of Agriculture Ydael Jesus Perez Brito discussed strengthening collaboration in rice production at a meeting in Hanoi on December 9.
President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on November 6 expressed his appreciation for Vietnamese businesses investing in the Caribbean island nation, including Thai Binh Corporation.
The state visit to Cuba by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam next week is expected to further strengthen the two countries’ bilateral relationship, fostering their sustainable trade development.
Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi held talks with Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Mesa Villafana in Hanoi on July 23, aiming to review the implementation of agreements on cooperation in construction in line with the minutes of the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee signed in Cuba on April 15 and exchange contents that need to be promoted in the coming time.
President of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) Luong Quoc Doan led a delegation from the association to pay a working visit to Cuba from June 8 to 14 at the invitation of the Cuban National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP).
Vietnam on November 8 opened its 400-sq.m national pavilion at the 39th Havana International Fair (FIHAV), the largest annual event of its kind in Cuba and the Caribbean region.
Thai Binh Corporation, which produces essential consumer goods, has affirmed its position as the leading Vietnamese business in Cuba over the past 25 years.
Economy is a diplomatic aspect helping tighten the special friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said while visiting establishments of some Vietnamese businesses and meeting with the Vietnamese community in the Caribbean country.
There is lots of room available for Vietnam and Cuba to step up commerce and investment cooperation, especially in farming and food processing, heard a forum promoting trade between the two countries held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.
Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba have vowed to enhance agricultural cooperation, especially in sharing experience in hi-tech agricultural production and farm produce processing.
A delegation of officials from Cuba had a working session with representatives of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) on May 11 on the occasion of their trip to the northern port city of Hai Phong.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Suchel-TBV laundry detergent factory and solar park of Vietnam's Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation at Mariel Special Development Zone in Artemisa province on April 21 (local time).
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz attended a Vietnam-Cuba business forum in Havana on April 21 (local time), as part of the former's ongoing official visit to the Latin American country.
Vietnam’s Agri VMA company has set up a branch at the Mariel Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDM) of Cuba, becoming the fifth with Vietnamese capital established at the zone, which is about 45km west of Havana capital, according to the zone’s office.
Businesses from 62 countries and territories around the world, including Vietnam, are displaying their products at the 38th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2022), the largest annual trade fair in Cuba.
