VOV.VN - With the Philippines expected to import between 3.5 million and four million tonnes of rice this year, there are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese rice exports to the market, according to Phung Van Thanh, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - Fruit and vegetables, rice, coffee, cashewnuts, and pepper are expected to bring large amounts of hard currency to the national coffers in 2024.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic exports enjoyed a record trade surplus of US$12.07 billion in 2023, surging by 43.7%, and accounting for over 42.5% of the country's total trade surplus, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 29.

VOV.VN - The volume of Vietnamese rice for export in 2023 is estimated to have hit 8.2 million tonnes, bringing in nearly US$4.8 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Export results in 2023 are believed to be a stepping stone for the rice sector to seek new markets, affirm the brand of Vietnamese rice, better guarantee national food security, and promote sustainable production and export in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Phan Dinh Trac, chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, hosted a reception on December 14 for Venezuelan Agriculture and Land Minister Wilmar Castro Soteldo, who is currently visiting the nation for the first International Rice Festival 2023.

VOV.VN - Making a total of 200 cakes made from rice and sticky rice has been recognised as the largest of its kind in the nation by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice output and export turnover are both expected to reach all-time highs this year, heard an international conference on the global rice market held in Hau Giang on December 13.

The Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023, themed “Centennial Journey of Vietnamese Rice”, opened in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12.

A Vietnam-Africa policy dialogue workshop on South-South cooperation to support food system transformation took place in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12, as part of the ongoing Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023.