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Drought has pushed up the wholesale prices of rice in Thailand, said the country's Ministry of Commerce.

As Vietnam pushes for greater implementation of an economic model that emphasises innovation, restructuring and enhancing national competitiveness, bolstering regional connectivity has become a key target for the development of local cooperatives, said participants at a conference in Hanoi on August 3.

Vietnam is now home to over 2,000 hi-tech cooperatives which are promoting smart agriculture and digital rural areas in the new-style rural development effort.

With 466 yes votes from the 472 National Assembly (NA) deputies, or 94.33%, the 15th NA adopted the Law on Cooperatives (revised) on June 20 as part of the ongoing fifth session.

Deputies of the 15th National Assembly (NA) are scheduled to vote to approve three laws and one resolution on June 20 as part of their ongoing fifth session.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ben Tre is expanding the development of value chains for key agricultural products.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) continued its fifth session on May 25, the fourth working day, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan emphasised the important role by cooperatives in the agriculture-based economy at a seminar held by Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in Hanoi on April 6.

Indonesia is striving to have additional 1 million new entrepreneurs by 2024, as part of efforts to make it a developed country, according to Minister of Cooperatives and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Teten Masduki.

President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) Nguyen Ngoc Bao had a working session with a delegation of Chongzuo city in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Hanoi on April 2.

Three clam farming co-operatives in the Mekong Delta of Tra Vinh with a total area of 433ha have been awarded the Aquaculture Stewardship Council quality certification.

Central Retail Vietnam's sourcing team has met with businesses and suppliers in the southeast to discuss cooperation opportunities at a trade promotion conference between Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbours in Binh Phuoc province last week.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is aiming to help 24 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) enter the digital ecosystem by the end of this year.

The Government has recently issued an action plan aimed at further improving the efficiency of the collective economy in the new period.

After the Lunar New Year holiday, many cooperatives, especially those in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, have accelerated their production to fulfil domestic and export orders.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is planning to establish 1,600 new cooperatives this year, bringing the total to 22,500.

Booming e-commerce in Vietnam is providing significant opportunities to promote sales while cooperatives are trying to improve the quality of their products to meet consumers' demands better.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on January 3 signed a decision approving a project on supporting cooperatives which are managed by women and create jobs for female labourers.

The National Assembly passed the Law on the Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level, at its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on November 10 morning.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) deputies are scheduled to vote on the Law on the Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level before discussing the draft Law on Cooperatives (revised) and the draft Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (revised) on November 10, as part of their ongoing fourth session.