Cambodia exported 46,221 tonnes of milled rice in January 2024, a year-on-year increase of 25.2 percent from 36,900 tonnes recorded in the same period last year, according to a Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF)’s report.
The Kingdom earned a total revenue of US$32.6 million from the export of the commodity, up 13 percent, the source said, adding that Cambodia’s rice was shipped to 42 countries and regions.
The European Union was the top buyer of the commodity in January with 25,005 tonnes, sharing 54 percent of total exports, followed by ASEAN countries purchasing 11,999 tonnes, and China and its autonomous regions 5,171 tonnes.
The report stated that other destinations imported a total of 4,046 tonnes from Cambodia.
Rice varieties the country exported included fragrant rice, organic rice, white rice, parboiled rice, and japonica rice, it pointed out.
Cambodia also exported 588,814 tonnes of paddy rice, at an estimated value of US$184 million.
Last year, the country exported 656,323 tonnes of milled rice,
a year-on-year increase of 3 percent, generating US$466 million as revenue.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Brussels: An event called ‘Spring of Love’ was organised by the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) on February 11 (the second day of the first lunar month) on the occasion of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, offering an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese in the country to get together and honour their common root.
President of the UGVB Huynh Cong My spotlighted the significance of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival with the OVs, and affirmed the union’s role in connecting the OVs with the homeland’s culture.
Conveying Tet wishes to the Vietnamese community, Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao laid stress on the sound ties between Vietnam and Belgium, and expressed his hope for the future development of the relations with the upcoming visit by Belgian King and Queen to Vietnam in October.
The cultural centre of Woluwe Saint-Pierre district of Brussels was turned into a warm Tet space, and was a favourite check-in point of visitors to the event. It featured a calligraphy corner where Jean-Sébastien
Gill – a French national who is a fan of the art of calligraphy – wrote New Year wishes for the OVs, and a charity corner where handicrafts were sold to raise money for children in difficult circumstances in Vietnam.
Additionally, visitors also have a chance to enjoy art performances staged by Vietnamese artists in Europe./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency