VOV.VN - The United States, China, and Japan continued to make up the three largest importers of Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products in the first seven months of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Residents in Binh Duong Province have creatively transformed the simple banh beo (bloating fern-shaped rice cake) into banh beo bi (bloating fern-shaped cake served with shredded pork skin) with a unique flavor.

VOV.VN - The first half of the year witnessed Vietnam remain as the largest rice exporter to Singapore, accounting for 32.69% of the overall market share.

Rice exports could bring in a record turnover of US$5 billion this year if the pace of shipment is maintained like at present, according to Vu Tuan Anh, CEO of GLE company, a rice exporter.

VOV.VN - The World Bank has pledged US$350 million loans to help Vietnam develop one million ha of low-carbon, high quality rice associated with green growth in 12 Mekong Delta localities.

Vietnam has many opportunities to promote rice exports in the second half of this year, even though India could change its rice export policy in the next few months, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The success of the rice sector is the fruit of a concerted effort spanning research, production and trade, with high-quality seeds delivered to farmers' hands, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has assessed.

Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry.

Although inflation has been controlled in accordance with the set target, state management agencies and enterprises have stayed vigilant and prepare price stabilisation measures in the remaining months of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice export prices have soared considerably in recent times thanks to high demand for import globally.