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.

Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning US$2.98 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam will need about US$2.7 billion to implement its project of planting 1 million hectares of high-quality rice from now to 2030, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The reduction of the rice import tax by the Philippines will create more advantages and increase opportunities for Vietnamese rice to enter the market later this year, insiders said.

Vietnamese businesses should continue to invest in deep processing to effectively penetrate Asian and African markets amid the rising trend to use deeply processed products in these outlets, the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

VOV.VN - With Vietnam being the fifth largest rice producer in the world, there are bright prospects ahead for the development of the local agricultural industry towards an ecological and circular model, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The early morning of June 10 saw residents of Hanoi rush to local markets to buy popular items for the Đoan Ngọ Festival, commonly called “Tết giết sâu bọ” (pest-killing festival), which is held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.