The Philippines’s lowering tariffs on imported rice would open up opportunities for Vietnam to maintain stable supply of the product for the country and helping it stabilise the domestic market, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Banh cong, or Vietnamese fried shrimp cake, is a rustic specialty typical of the Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

Vietnamese rice exporters have been urged to play a more active role in utilising free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Vietnam is a party to boost falling exports.

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.