VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$1.01 billion from exporting 1.9 million tonnes of rice during the opening four months of the year, with the Philippines becoming the country’s largest consumer, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.

In Phu Long Town, Binh Thuan Province, fine rice vermicelli noodles with pig’s small intestines is a specialty in Phu Long Town, Ham Thuan Bac District, Binh Thuan Province. Residents in Phu Long often choose the dish for their breakfast.

VOV.VN - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has anticipated that Vietnam would maintain its position as the world’s second biggest rice exporter this year.

VOV.VN - China has moved to increase its import of rice from several Asian countries, including Vietnam, during the opening months of the year.

The PAN Group has been authorised to register ownership rights for the ST24 and ST25 rice varieties in foreign markets and protect related trademarks.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese rice industry needs to develop its own trademark strategy suitable for each market, including the United Kingdom, in order to protect and increase the value of Vietnamese rice as well as its trademark overseas, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK

VOV.VN - Along with the Australian market, Ho Quang Cua, dubbed the “father” of ST25 rice, has moved to hire a lawyer in the United States in order to formally file an application for the registration of trademark protection for ST25 rice in the US.

VOV.VN - A representative of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said the office is deploying emergency measures aimed at protecting Vietnamese rice trademarks after an Australian firm registered for trademark protection of Vietnamese rice varieties ST24 and ST25.

Support is to be provided to small and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to use intellectual property (IP) rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses, said Dinh Huu Phi, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.

The first rice packages to help Vietnamese-Cambodian families living in areas under lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, arrived in Preah Sihanouk city of the province of the same name on April 25.