VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch on domestic rice market management to ensure a balance between supply and demand for rice in light of domestic and global market developments.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fisheries exports reached an estimated US$4.4 billion in February, marking a 37.2% increase compared to the same period last year, pushing the total value in the first two months of 2025 to US$9.38 billion, up 8.3% year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Philippines trade turnover in 2024 reached US$8.66 billion, with exports exceeding US$6 billion and a trade surplus of US$3.72 billion, surpassing the expected US$3.5 billion, a positive outcome as Vietnam explores new pathways for exports, helping businesses navigate challenges and ease market pressures.

Bangladesh will import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Vietnam under a cooperation agreement between the two governments.

VOV.VN - As a key partner of Vietnam in agriculture, particularly in digital transformation and high-tech applications, Japan plays a crucial role in attracting enterprises specializing in digital technology, mechanization, and sustainable agricultural startups.

VOV.VN - After remaining high for an extended period, Vietnam's 5% broken rice export price dropped to US$399 per tonne in early 2025, falling below that of regional competitors such as Thailand, India, and Pakistan, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - Traditional spring festivals which are mostly celebrated either during or after the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) attract large crowds who come to wish for good health, wealth, and luck throughout the year.

VOV.VN -Rice importers from the Philippines have delayed purchases of around 350,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam and are renegotiating deals following a sharp decline in prices, according to Reuters.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made great strides in reducing carbon emissions, especially through the one-million-hectare high-quality and low-carbon rice cultivation project in the Mekong Delta by 2030, says Anthony McFarlane, communications director of SunRice, Australia’s largest rice production and distribution group.

Once a dish reserved for the royal court, fresh fig salad with pork and shrimp, known as va tron tom thit, has become a beloved staple at family gatherings and special occasions across central Vietnam.