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Vietnam might lose entry to global rice contest
By Hong Chau May 28, 2021 | 06:51 am GMT+7
A person touches a bag of ST25 rice at a store in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
Vietnam might lose its rights to enter the World’s Best Rice Contest because of the large number of unauthorized companies selling the ST25 variety on the market.
U.S.-based The Rice Trader, organizer of the annual contest that started in 2009, said only the ST25 rice variants produced by the company of Ho Quang Tri, the son of the main developer of the rice, Ho Quang Cua, is allowed to use the World’s Best Rice title in promoting this product.
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MAY 15 Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
15/05/2021 14:55 GMT+7
Pork imports from Russia soar ten-fold
Pork imports from Russia surged over 1,000% in the first quarter of this year, making Russia the biggest supplier of pork to Vietnam, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Data of the department showed that in the first three months of 2021, Vietnam imported 16,550 tons of pork worth US$44.85 million from Russia, soaring 1,116% in volume and 1,002% in value compared with the same period last year.
In total, the country imported 169,290 tons of meat of all kinds worth US$337.18 million in the first quarter, rising 0.5% in volume and 22.4% in value year-on-year.
Vietnam to buy out IP rights for ST25 rice variety Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
12/05/2021 10:16 GMT+7
ST24 and ST25 rice varieties are expected to become state assets, ensuring mass production in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) is considering to take an unprecedented move by using fund from the government s program on seed research, development and production for agricultural restructuring to buy out intellectual property (IP) rights of the ST24 and ST25 rice varieties.
Vice Minister of Agricultural and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien. Photo: Do Huong/Hanoitimes
From humble start to worldâs best rice 12:39 | 11/05/2021
The Vietnamese rice sector was shocked last month when companies from the US and Australia attempted to attain the trademark for ST25 rice. Ho Quang Cua, the engineer who created the variety, explained to VIRâs Hoang Oanh his side of the story and explained why the rice is so widely sought after beyond these shores.
Ho Quang Cua, the engineer who created the variety
Why did you wait until now to register for the ST25 rice trademark in other countries?
The journey from creation of the ST25 rice to becoming a global âbeautyâ was not plain sailing. We have suffered a lot of failures as well as enjoyed successes, from the joy of being honoured as the worldâs best rice to the sadness when our product was criticised or underestimated.