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Vietnam rice exports jump up to 20 pct Vietnam exported 4.2 million tons of rice in the first seven months, 20 percent up year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. But earnings were only 9 percent higher at US$2 billion since global rice prices have fallen by over 10 percent to $489 […]

Trade between Vietnam and Cambodia reached a record US$7.7 billion in the first eight months of the year. According to its customs department, Vietnam’s exports rose by 32% year-on-year to $4.1 billion, as the country turned last year’s deficit into a surplus. The most significant item was iron and steel, accounting for 17% of the […]

Viet Nam NewsHÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s exports have become more sophisticated with an impressive diversification of exports and increases in higher-value manufacturing exports, according to a recent World Bank report. The report found that manufacturing exports now accounted for about 85 per cent of total exports, up from 65 per cent in 2010, driven by […]

QUANG NGAI (VNS) — Two stranded fishing boats carrying 22 fishermen from the central province of Quang Ngai were towed to safety by Zone 2 Marine Police this morning, the radio station Voice of Viet Nam (VOV) reported. Marine officials said they had received a plea for assistance on Saturday afternoon from a fishing boat located 135 nautical miles northeast of […]

HẢI DƯƠNG (VNS) — Authorities in the northern Hải Dương Province are urgently looking for ways to rescue a ship that is stuck under the An Thái Bridge. The HP3016 ship, with capacity of 3,000 tonnes, was travelling on the An Thái River from Hải Dương Province to Hải Phòng Province, when it hit An […]