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The author wrote that Vietnam, the world's second largest rice exporter, this month made a surprising move by starting to import the grain from India. It is importing the cheaper Indian rice to meet domestic demand while saving its own output, which is currently selling at a multi-year high, for the export market. The Vietnamese rice prices recently have been outperforming those of Thailand, which traditionally attracted a high premium. One reason is that Vietnam has concluded a free trade agreement with the EU, opening the door to the lucrative European market. The recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will also open more markets for higher-priced rice. Vietnam is in a good position to take advantage of these opportunities, having worked hard to improve the quality and variety of its rice, it said. Thailand once held the crown as the world's biggest rice exporter but has now slipped to the third place after India and Vietnam. It needs to learn from how … [Read more...] about Thai paper impressed by Vietnam’s rice strategy

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Passengers wearing masks are seen at an airport in Vietnam. Russia will lift entry restrictions and resume flights to Vietnam from January 27 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Russia will lift the entry restrictions on people from Vietnam and some other countries such as Finland, India and Qatar, with flights to these countries set to resume from January 27, the Russian Government has announced. … [Read more...] about Russia lifts entry restrictions for Vietnamese citizens

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