Vietnam has been contracted to sell around 100 000 tonnes of 25% broken rice to several African nations in June so far, helping to keep prices stable.
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/ 21 November 2007
Vietnam has asked nearby countries to give shelter to thousands of its fishermen from a tropical storm now nearing the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, the government said on Wednesday. Nearly 74 000 fishermen were working off Vietnam’s coast in the path of Tropical Storm Hagibis on Wednesday.