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Philippines, Vietnam set to sign coast guard pact
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/01/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines and Vietnam are set to sign a cooperation agreement between their coast guards as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. boosts partnerships in the region amid lingering tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Vietnam top official held over sand mining as sinkholes spread
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/12/2023
» HANOI - The head of a Vietnamese province was arrested by police for allegedly helping a company illegally mine sand, in part blamed for shoreline erosion and sinkholes across the Mekong Delta — the nation’s rice bowl.
Rice prices scale fresh 15-year high as supply risks lnger
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Rice prices reached a fresh 15-year high on mounting concerns that increased demand and the impact of El Niño will further tighten supplies of the grain that is a staple for billions across Asia and Africa.
Dry soil to curb Asia's early 2024 rice output, pressure supply
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/12/2023
» SINGAPORE - Asian off-season rice production is poised to take a hit as dry planting conditions, shrinking reservoirs and forecasts for continued El Niño weather are set to reduce early 2024 yields, further tightening supplies and spurring food inflation.
Bangkok's fine dining lures tourists
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2023
» When chef Thitid "Ton" Tassanakajohn first opened his Thai fine dining establishment Le Du in Bangkok in 2013, his four-course set menu was 990 baht (US$28 today). It was a steal compared to fine dining establishments worldwide, but a fortune in a city where Thai cuisine had for decades been characterised as street food.
Surging rice prices raise spectre of Asian food scare
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/09/2023
» SYDNEY - Rising food prices are likely to prove an additional concern for central bankers trying to subdue inflation as the cost of rice — a staple food in Asia — surges the most since 2008, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.
Philippines 'in talks with Vietnam, India for rice imports'
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is in talks to import rice from Vietnam and India as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to boost its buffers and lower prices, an agriculture official said.
Soaring rice prices stretch budgets for billions in Asia, Africa
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A surge in rice prices to the highest level in almost 15 years is renewing fears that food costs are going to get a lot more expensive for the world’s poorest people.
Rice could hit decade high as Indian curbs rock market
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/07/2023
» LONDON: Rice prices are set to surge after top exporter India banned a large chunk of shipments, adding to stresses on global food markets that have already been roiled by bad weather and the worsening conflict in Ukraine.
Rice soars to two-year high in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/07/2023
» Rice prices in Asia have surged to the highest level in more than two years as importers build up stockpiles on fears that the onset of El Niño will parch plantations and damage crops.