"I was surprised submission was approved so quickly," Ho Quang Cua, referring to the ‘Gao Ong Cua’ trademark for the variety he developed.

He is also in the process of registering it in Australia, mainland China and Hong Kong.

A person looks at a pack of ST25 rice in Ho Chi Minh City.

In Vietnam, authorities have not responded to his trademark application submitted seven months ago, he said.

He has not even received word on the registration of the letters ‘ST’ for the rice 18 months after submission.

"I know the Covid-19 pandemic has caused difficulties for authorities. But I hope they speed up the process to prevent piracy".

Registration certificates of Gao Ong Cua in the U.K. and the E.U.

ST25 was the result of 25 years of work by Cua and his colleagues.

It won the World's Best Rice title in the Philippines, marking the first time a Vietnamese variety had claimed top spot in the contest’s then 11-year history.

In the second quarter of this year alone, at least six companies have applied for a trademark for the ST25 brand, five in the U.S. and one in Australia, prompting Cua to trademark it abroad.

Vietnamese rice price increases in domestic, foreign markets

Rice prices in the Mekong Delta region continued to increase slightly in the past week, according to Vietnam Food Association.

Quantity of export Chu rice noodle increases

(BGO) –  Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) has produced more than 10,300 tonnes of Chu rice noodles for the first nine months of this year, up nearly 1,000 tonnes year on year, 600 tonnes of which were exported, representing 10 percent increase of expanded market. Total commodity value hit nearly 325 billion VND (14.3 million USD).

Over 10,000 Australian consumers to taste Vietnamese rice

A promotion programme titled ‘Viet Nam, Land of World’s Best Rice’ will present 10,000 bags of Vietnam’s Ban Mai Cung Dinh rice to consumers in Australia.

Loc Troi Group helps in confirming DNA for Vietnam’s rice varieties

The business will guarantee the legality for Vietnam’s rice varieties, avoid disputes and falsifications of quality and origin of Vietnam’s rice in international markets.

Early custard apples in Bac Giang enjoys high price and smooth consumption

(BGO) – It is coming to the harvest time for early ripening custard apples in some communes in Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province) such as Nghia Phuong and Dong Phu.  

Source: VnExpress