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   Vietnam’s first batch of rice exported to UK under UKVFTA The first batch of jasmin rice including 60 tonnes shipped to the UK under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) hit the shelves in London on January 26, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Photo for illustration (Source: NDO) 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 15.5 GBP (21.28 USD) per kilogramme at the firm's supermarket chain. Since Vietnamese high-quality rice enjoys zero tariff in the UK mark...

Strategy eyes pursuit of ideal digital advances 10:37 | 25/01/2021 As Vietnam is formulating its Socioeconomic Development Strategy for 2021-2030, continued renewal of the economy’s growth model will be fostered, with one of the key focuses to be laid on improving the quality of growth through digital solutions and improved technology transfer in line with Industry 4.0. Strategy eyes pursuit of ideal digital advances (photo: Duc Thanh) For the first time in the history of the National Party Congress, the words “technology” and “innovationâ�...

Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence says she has thought about marriage and children with her Indonesian girlfriend who she met while behind bars.  Lawrence, 43, first met Agus Erna Wijayanti, 40, at Kerobokan jail in 2012 before the pair became inmates at Bangli jail in 2014. Erna had been in and out of jail, serving sentences for the possession of  methamphetamine.  Lawrence had been serving a 20-year-sentence after she, and eight other Australians, were arrested trying to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin out of Bali in 2005.   The inmates struck up a romantic relationship, catching the att...