Vietnam rice exporters plead for market info
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Vietnamese rice exporters are in dire need of market information, especially about new markets, and government agencies, including Vietnamese trade counsellors abroad, should focus more on providing them such information, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh Ci
Nguyen Xuan Hong, deputy director of the Long An Department of Industry and Trade, said his province and its rice exporters needed information related to export markets.China has large demand for rice, but its policies change frequently, and businesses need information about its rice-import regulations, quotas, rice-inventory policies and others, he said. – Viet Nam News
Khong district forecasts 500,000 tourist arrivals
Authorities in Khong district of Laos’ Champasak province are prioritising the improvement of services in the tourism sector in a bid to boost the number of domestic and international tourist arrivals in the coming years.
“Improvements to services, especially in regards to tour operations, accommodation and restaurants, are key elements to boosting the number of visitors to our district,” district Governor Sanan Siphaphommachan told Vientiane Times last week.
He said Khong district had many tourist attractions in the wider area generally known as Si Phan Done, or “the 4,000 islands”. -Vientiane Times
