Most rice exporting country

However, as of February 15, 2019, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed into effect the Republic Act No. 11203 on “Liberalizing the Importation, Exportation and Trading of Rice, Lifting for the Purpose the Quantitative Import Restriction on Rice, and for Other Purposes.” This act has turned Philippine rice import from a quota-based  regime to a tax-based regime. In short, this act abolished quotas in rice import to the Philippines to impose a 35% tax rate applicable to rice import from ASEAN countries. The import tariff is way lower than that imposed on non-ASEAN countries, which is as high as 180%. … [Read more...] about Philippine pivot does not impact on Vietnamese rice export

After more than two decades she now knows how to make farmers stick to long-term goals. Since 2017 she has been taking her organic agriculture campaign to secondary and high school students in Ben Tre and Dong Thap Provinces. The vegetables these young people have been sold to consumers. … [Read more...] about Japanese woman spends best years of life helping Vietnamese farmers

EVFTA will boost two-way trade between Vietnam and the EU thanks to eased tax barriers. Footwear is among Vietnam's exports. In the long run, the agreement will make it easier for Vietnam to access high technologies from the EU to improve its productivity and product quality, Long continued. … [Read more...] about Vietnam in favorable position in new int’l economic order thanks to EVFTA: expert

Amongst destinations, central Vietnam and the resort city of Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa are the most desired, followed by Da Lat in the Central Highlands, the central city of Da Nang, and Sa Pa, the famed tourist town in the mountainous northern province of Lao Cai. … [Read more...] about 20 years: The changing face of Vietnam’s Tet holiday