Cambodia exported 656,323 tonnes of milled rice in 2023, bagging a total revenue of US$466 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation’s (CRF)’s report showed on Jan. 5.
The Kingdom shipped milled rice to 61 countries and regions during the year, and European countries were the top buyers, followed by China and its autonomous regions.
Most of the exported rice was fragrant rice, while other rice varieties exported included white rice, parboiled rice, organic rice, Glutinous rice, and japonica rice.
CRF has set a milled-rice export goal for the Kingdom at a million tonnes by 2025.
Cambodia also exported some 4.38 million tonnes of paddy rice during the period, earning US$1.32 billion.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Thai Binh: The spouses of the Vietnamese and Lao Prime Ministers, Le Thi Bich Tran and Vandara Siphandone, visited and gave gifts to children with difficult circumstances at SOS Children’s Village Thai Binh in the northern province of Thai Binh on January 6 afternoon, within the framework of the official visit to Vietnam by Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone from January 6-7.
According to Director of SOS Children’s Village Thai Binh Nguyen Van Tan, established in 2013, the village provides disadvantaged children with family-based care with favourable conditions for their full development. From December 22, 2013 to December 2023, the facility nursed and provided support for 218 children. Currently, it is taking care of 136 kids.
On the same day, the two ladies visited a tussore silk weaving village in Nam Cao commune, Kien Xuong district. In Nam Cao commune, they visited an over-100-year-old house with the typical style in the North and a weaving cooperative, watched artisans’ silk spinning performance, and listened
to Cheo (classical opera) singing while enjoying green tea and ‘cay’ cake – a specialty of the province. They also experienced silk spinning with local artisans.
The weaving profession in the commune is more than 400 years old and has been listed as national intangible cultural heritage. Currently, about 200 households in the village are being still involved in the traditional profession. The village’s silk products are being exported to countries, including Laos, Thailand, and Europe./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency