Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on November 24 held a working session with the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam imported 999,750 tonnes of rice last year, a figure that is likely to create competition with domestic products and impact the lives of local producers, as well as food security in general, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government’s monthly law-building session on September 22, with a major focus placed on responding to the current global situation, as well as policies and laws.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on September 7 co-chaired the second meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JSBC-2) between the two countries.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski have affirmed the need to step up economic and trade ties, especially amid complicated market uncertainties making it urgent to guarantee sustainable supply chains and food security.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao, permanent representative of Vietnam to the EU, and Janusz Wojciechowsk, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, examined ways to boost agricultural co-operation during a recent meeting between the pair.

VOV.VN - Vietnam views food security as the foundation of peace, stability, and development, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN stated at an open debate on conflict and food security held on May 19 by the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang to the United Nations has called on the UN and regional organizations to strengthen cooperation in resolving the root causes of conflicts, building peace and preventing conflicts, so as to mitigate risk of famine due to conflicts.

VOV.VN - The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam held a national conference in Hanoi on April 22 to outline development orientations for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN has hailed the efforts by Volker Turk, UN Under Secretary General for Policy in developing the “Common Agenda Report" which has been recently discussed by UN member countries.