Organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia and a number of enterprises, the programme features a series of activities between August 18 and September 27, aiming at trademark promotion and trade connectivity.

10,000 bags of Vietnam’s Ban Mai Cung Dinh rice will be presented to consumers in Australia.

The rice gifts will be distributed via the M-Import company and MCQ supermarket chain.

In addition, AusViet company will also offer hundreds of promotional gifts of Vietnam’s ST25 and Jasmine Vilaconic rice trademarks in Melbourne.

In Sydney, an event inviting local people to try cooked rice using different Vietnamese rice products available in Australia is scheduled to be held based on local social distancing conditions.

A virtual rice exhibition will also take place at the end of the programme.

According to the Trade Office, in July, despite the fact that Australia was cutting its rice import, Vietnamese rice exported to the market grew impressively by 37.03% from the same period last year.

Vietnam earns US$362 million from rice exports in April

The volume of rice exported last month is estimated at 700,000 tonnes with a value of US$362 million.

Vietnam Trade Office protects ST24 and ST25 rice trademark in Australia

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has taken urgent measures to protect trademark rights for Vietnam's rice after T&L Global Foods Supply PTY LTD in Australia applied for protection of the ST24 and ST25 rice trademark as the “World's Best Rice”, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Impossible for foreign enterprises to trademark Vietnamese rice "ST25"

It is impossible for foreign companies to register Vietnamese rice "ST25" as an exclusive trademark protection, as affirmed by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP).

Crop restructuring on rice land in Bac Giang: forming many specialized farming areas

(BGO) – Thanks to boldly converting inefficient rice fields into areas cultivating crops of high economic value, localities in Bac Giang province have tapped the advantages of land and climate to develop commodity agriculture, forming many specialized farming areas.

Bac Giang: Agricultural products see high prices, favorable sale

(BGO) - As the Lunar New Year is coming, many kinds of flowers, ornamental plants and pork in Bac Giang province have seen favorable sale with high prices. Currently, the pig price is quite stable at 78,000-80,000 VND (3.48 USD) per kg. According to the Sub-Department of Livestock and Animal Health under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, every day there are about 50 truck trips transporting pigs to other provinces, equivalent to about 300 heads.

Source: NDO/VNA