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Thailand ranks among top-10 seafood exporters

Bangkok, June 7 (VNA/NNT) - The Thai Frozen Foods Association has revealed that Thailand is among the world’s top 10 producers of seafood.

Philippines imports 100,000 tonnes of VN rice

HCM City, June 7(VNA) – The Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) has won a contract to export 100,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines at the price of 400 USD per tonne.

VN coffee consumption to surge

Hanoi, June 1 (VNA) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast Vietnam's coffee consumption in the 2012-13 crop would likely reach 1.83 million 60-kg bags, against 1.7 million bags in 2011-12.

Shrimps: A key export for Vietnam

Hanoi, June 1 (VNA) – The turnover from Vietnamese fisheries exports in May hit 500 million USD, raising the sector’s total export revenue for the first five months of this year to 2.3 billion USD, up by 9.8 percent over the same period last year.

Japan to finance port, water system

Da Nang, June 9 (VNA) - Japan will help the coastal central city improve its deep sea ports, drainage and water supply systems, as well as boost exports of Da Nang and the central region of Vietnam, Hideo Suzuki, Minister-Counsellor of the Japanese embassy in Vietnam said during a visit to the city on June 8.