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  Vietnam donates rice to Angolan drought victims

  (16:09:50 PM 04/06/2014)

  The Vietnamese Embassy in Angola has donated 23 tonnes of rice to Namibe province -- one of the Angolan localities worst hit by drought.

  Tags: Vietnam, donates rice, to Angolan, drought, victims
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  Researcher creates innovative paint from rice husks

  (15:59:35 PM 21/05/2014)

  Dr Nguyen Thi Hoe is the foremost Vietnamese female scientist to successfully research and produce Kova paints using rice husk-derived nanomaterials to capture one of the hard-to-please Asian markets, Singapore.

  Tags: Researcher, creates, innovative, paint, from, rice, husks
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  Mekong Delta fumbles on rice stockpiling

  (08:53:55 AM 01/06/2013)

  Local authorities are in disagreement with relevant ministries on the rice stockpiling of the last winter-spring crop while relevant organs have yet to decide which organ will be in charge of stockpiling for the next summer-autumn rice crop in the Mekong Delta.

  Tags: mekong delta, rice stockpiling, winter-spring crop, summer-autumn rice crop,
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  Rice exports: Is Vietnam subsidizing foreign consumers?

  (14:05:45 PM 08/12/2014)

  Reviewing the effectiveness of rice exports and solutions to improve the position and role of farmers is the subject in the recent research "Structure of the rice industry and the interests of small producers" by the Agricultural Alliance.

  Tags: Rice exports, Vietnam, subsidizing, foreign consumers
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  Vietnam exports 33,000 tonnes of rice to Haiti

  (09:32:04 AM 22/05/2013)

  Michael Lecorps, General Director of the Haiti Bureau of Monetization of Development Aid Programs (BMPAD) has spoken highly of Vietnam’s rice quality.

  Tags: vietnam exports, 33, 000 tonnes, of rice, to haiti
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  Rice exporters set for tough year

  (15:43:06 PM 10/01/2014)

  Viet Nam's rice export is likely to face another difficult year with supply outstripping demand and worsening global competition, according to the Viet Nam Food Association.

  Tags: Rice exporters, tough year
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  Landfill kills coffee fields in Dak Lak

  (15:55:35 PM 26/12/2013)

  While local people in Dak Lak province affirm that the waste burning in the nearby landfill leads to the failure of coffee crops, the provincial agencies affirm the incineration has no relation with the crop failure.

  Tags: Landfill, coffee fields, Dak Lak, waste burning,
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  Saltwater intrusion threatens rice farming in delta

  (10:46:55 AM 17/03/2014)

  Saltwater intrusion is getting more severe in many areas in the Mekong Delta region and thousands of hectares of rice and plants are forecast to be affected in the coming time.

  Tags: Saltwater intrusion, Mekong Delta, rice, drought,
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  Cultural festival highlights Mu Cang Chai terraced fields

  (11:10:16 AM 20/07/2013)

  The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai will hold a culture, sports and tourism week highlighting terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai district from September 26-29 to mark 55 years since President Ho Chi Minh visited the province.

  Tags: Cultural festival, highlights, Mu Cang Chai, terraced fields
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  Rumours of ‘plastic rice' remain unconfirmed, says Ministry

  (09:53:00 AM 22/05/2015)

  The Ministry of Health has advised the public that reports that rice made from plastic has reached Viet Nam remain unverified.

  Tags: Rumours , ‘plastic rice', remain , unconfirmed, Ministry
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  Farmers suffer as rice remains unsold

  (08:43:48 AM 07/04/2014)

  Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta need help in dealing with large quantities of unsold rice because expected purchases have not been made under a plan to build up temporary reserves.

  Tags: Farmers, rice, unsold
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  Vietnam to miss benefits of global rice market recovery

  (22:25:57 PM 22/07/2014)

  Vietnam unfortunately sold much of its rice before the global rice market began recovering, with export prices increasing by $10 per ton.

  Tags: rice market, rice prices,
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  China refuses Thai rice, bringing opportunities to Vietnam

  (10:34:12 AM 12/02/2014)

  China, has decided to cancel the contract on importing 1.2 million tons of rice from Thailand. Vietnamese hope they can be the alternative suppliers.

  Tags: rice export to china, thai rice, vietnamese rice
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  Mekong Delta’s rice turn fragile to hydropower plants

  (14:04:15 PM 20/08/2013)

  Vietnamese scientists have voiced their deep concern about the fate of the Mekong Delta and the Vietnamese rice farming in the context of the hydropower plant boom.

  Tags: mekong delta, rice, hydropower plants,
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  What VN has after 24 years as a “rice exporting power”?

  (14:26:40 PM 28/06/2013)

  Why is the call for help of farmers not as loud as others in this difficult time? Is it because "the Agriculture Minister is too gentle!" as commented by Congressman Tran Hoang Ngan at the recent National Assembly session.

  Tags: rice export, rice power, farmer, market, rice quality,
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  New rice variety boosts Nam Dinh hopes

  (15:09:50 PM 05/04/2014)

  Phan Thi Nhuan, a 37-year-old farmer, knows little about the term "climate change". However, what she knows for sure is that during the past three years, prolonged cold and rain killed 40 per cent of her winter-spring crop.

  Tags: New rice, boosts, Nam Dinh, hopes