The Vietnamese rice sector is likely to face a host of challenges in export in 2025 after a successful year in 2024, according to experts.

Vietnam’s rice exports to Singapore recorded significant growth in 2024, cementing Vietnam’s position as the third-largest rice supplier of the city state, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

The flying fish salad delights diners with its harmonious blend of fresh sweetness from the fish, tangy lime juice, mild peppery heat, fragrant herbs, and the bitter crunch of young banana.

Eight Vietnamese rice enterprises have been awarded AUD200,000 (approximately VND3.16 billion, or over US$124,300) for their efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rice production.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Indonesia reached US$16 billion in 2024, of which exports were estimated to exceed US$6 billion, a record high figure so far, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Aza festival is a long-standing practice of the Pa Co ethnic group in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue which bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the new one, while praying for favourable weather and bumper crops for the upcoming year.

Rice exports set new records in both volume and value in 2024 but the commodity is expected to face a difficult year ahead as India lifted its ban on non-basmati white rice exports in September, which will push up global rice supplies next year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Cho Ro ethnic group live mainly in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, and their worship of the Goddess of Rice, Sayangva, reflects the harmony between humans and nature and people’s wish for a sufficient, happy life.

Vietnamese goods have steadily established a strong presence in the UK, with exports to this demanding market continously growing since 2021, said Hoang Le Hang, First Secretary of the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK.

VOV.VN - Gongs are closely associated with the life of the Muong, they are widely used in community activities and rituals to express joy and sadness.