Vietnam’s second rice brand enters picky Japanese market

Japonica-AAN has become the second Vietnamese rice brand to have entered Japan, with a ceremony held on October 9 to debut the produce. In 2022, the AAN brand of ST25, a Vietnamese variety winning the World’s Best Rice title, hit the shelves of Japan…

Prime Minister meets with ASEAN leaders in Vientiane

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings with ASEAN leaders in Vientiane, Laos, on October 9 as part of his trip for the attendance at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits in the neighbouring country.

Source: Vietnam News…

New tower, site upgrades boost agri-business in Bukidnon

Manila: Telecommunications provider Globe installed a new tower and made several site upgrades across Bukidnon with the goal of boosting connectivity in the region to enhance its capabilities in the agri-fishery and tourism sectors.

In a news bulleti…

Meeting seeks to improve cocoa quality in ASEAN

The 24th meeting of the National Focal Point for the ASEAN Cocoa Club (ACC) on ASEAN Cooperation and Joint Approaches in Agriculture and Forest Products Promotion Scheme opened in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 9. The four-day me…

Drug sting yields P3-M ‘shabu’ in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY – Anti-drug operatives from Iloilo City Police Station (ICPS) 10) seized about 450 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP3.06 million, during a buy-bust in Barangay Bakhaw early Wednesday.

In a report, the suspect…