Indonesia mulls importing rice from many countries

Indonesia mulls importing rice from many countries

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on September 11 that the country is eyeing rice imports from India and China to meet the rising domestic demand.
Malaysia strives to meet domestic rice demand

Malaysia strives to meet domestic rice demand

Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) is confident that white rice production in the country will recover within a month through the Special Local White Rice Programme.
Increasing demand for rice points to favourable year

Increasing demand for rice points to favourable year

Vietnam’s rice is in a good position to bolster its status as one of the major export goods of the nation on the back of global restrictions due to supply issues and trade tariffs, as well as changing trends in wheat-consuming countries.
Innovating towards net zero: energy, rice, and transportation in Vietnam

Innovating towards net zero: energy, rice, and transportation in Vietnam

Vietnam is striving to hit its net zero targets by 2050.
Stakeholders in rice place focus on quality

Stakeholders in rice place focus on quality

Suggestions are being made to invest in processing and marketing techniques that add value to Vietnamese rice, with the country planning to limit production in the coming years.
Thai experience blocking Vietnam’s rice superiority

Thai experience blocking Vietnam’s rice superiority

Overcoming Thailand to take the top spot in the world of rice exporting remains a tough task for Vietnam.
Sanofi Vietnam signs MoU with BSB Nanotech to create circular economy for rice husks

Sanofi Vietnam signs MoU with BSB Nanotech to create circular economy for rice husks

Sanofi Vietnam signed an MoU with BSB Nanotech to develop a new model of circular economy through the “Rice is the new green” sustainability project.
Rice husks: From waste to new green energy

Rice husks: From waste to new green energy

Intensive efforts are underway to promote the sustainable use of rice husks and other biomass resources for electricity and heat production throughout Vietnam.
Sanofi promotes environmental initiatives in Vietnam

Sanofi promotes environmental initiatives in Vietnam

Sanofi Vietnam and GIZ signed an agreement on cooperation in implementing the "Rice is the new green" project.
Rice exporters feel strain of restrictions

Rice exporters feel strain of restrictions

The disruption of the production chain in the past few months is pushing rice exporting and processing companies into an increasingly difficult situation.
ST25 and building up a protected trademark

ST25 and building up a protected trademark

ST25 rice - also known as Soc Trang fragrant rice, yielded from the ST25 rice variety - is the creative result of the hard researching process of agricultural engineer Ho Quang Cua and his team for the past 12 years.
The hoops to jump through for global brand protection

The hoops to jump through for global brand protection

With an increasing number of brand names of Vietnamese enterprises such as Pho Thin 13 Lo Duc and ST25 rice recently taken advantage of in the US market, protection of trademarks in the States through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) becomes crucial. Le Quang Vinh, intellectual property attorney from law firm Bross & Partners, writes about how enterprises can shun such a predicament in foreign markets, especially the US.
Trademark trickery blurs rice status

Trademark trickery blurs rice status

Unlike regional competition, Vietnamese branding approaches of well-established rice varieties could still see some improvements because of existing ambiguities in the product development strategies of the responsible government agenies. Nevertheless, the renowned ST25 rice could still participate in next year’s World Rice competition, and thus secure fame for one of the most important export goods of the nation.
Vietnamese rice exports break price record

Vietnamese rice exports break price record

The price of exported Vietnamese rice has climbed to a new record, exceeding the price of products from Thailand and other countries.
Over 1,127 tonnes of rice aid heading to Quang Binh for Tet

Over 1,127 tonnes of rice aid heading to Quang Binh for Tet

More than 1,127 tonnes of rice from the national reserve will be handed over to the central province of Quang Binh between February 3 and 7, to help local people during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
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