Foreign-invested firms allowed to export, distribute rice

The government will allow foreign-invested businesses to distribute and export rice this year in line with Vietnam’s WTO commitments, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien said Friday.

The Government Office notified the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai’s approval of the measure last week.

According to Hai, the trade ministry should also ask the government to adjust legal frameworks and regulations to ensure long-term transparency in state management of rice trading.

Tran Tam

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