Vissan Co to build $39m food processing factory

Vissan Ltd Co will develop a food processing complex worth VND700 billion (US$39 million) in the southern province of Long An, pursuant to an investment licence granted by the provincial People’s Committee on Thursday.*

Vietnam limits rice exporters to protect state contracts

The government will stop firms from exporting rice to certain destinations when such sales would be in competition with government contracts handled by the top two state-controlled exporters, an industry body has ruled. *

International Rice Congress 2010

As the world struggles to feed itself, leading Asian rice producer, Vietnam, will host the largest congress of world’s rice experts in 2010 Apart from oil, rice is the world’s most complex commodity, influencing global politics, national governments, large tracts of land, a large proportion of the population, the climate and the environment.