The top-quality fragrant rice was imported by the Long Dan Limited Company in the UK from the Vietnam National Seed Group (Vinaseed), and the rice is now sold at GBP15.5 (US$21.28) per kilogramme at the firm supermarket chain.

A rice field in An Giang Province .

Since Vietnamese high-quality rice enjoys zero tariff in the UK market under the trade pact, which took effect on December 31, 2021, it will gain competitive edge over rivals, including those from Thailand.

According to the Vietnamese trade counsellor in the UK Nguyen Canh Cuong, rice shipments to the European country this year will sharply rise against 2020.

He said more UK firms will purchase Vietnamese rice under the UKVFTA, relishing an exciting prospect that Vietnamese rice will expand its market share in the UK this year.

In 2019, the UK, the world’s 9th largest rice importer, splashed out US$531 million buying 671,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice. However, Vietnamese rice only accounted for 0.24 percent of the UK’s total rice import.

Bac Giang strives to draw 1.2 million tourists in 2021

(BGO)- Due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic, the results of implementing the province’s tourism development targets in 2020 decreased compared to 2019. Particularly, the total number of tourists reached nearly 1 million, down 50 percent including 12,000 foreign visitors, fell by 58 percent. Revenue from tourism activities in the province dropped by 50 percent with 550 billion VND (23.7 million USD).

Bac Giang: IZs investment support centre set up

(BGO) – The Chairman of the provincial People's Committee has issued a decision to establish an investment support center for local industrial zones (IZs) directly under the provincial Industrial Zones Management Board.

Source: Nhan Dan Online