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The program aims to transform the northern province’s countryside into a comprehensively developed, modern, and sustainable region.

The Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Council has officially passed a resolution regarding the medium-term public investment plan and regular budget expenditures for the 2026–2030 period.

The resolution focuses on the National Target Program for building new-style rural areas, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic and mountainous regions, with a total budget of approximately VND9.785 trillion (nearly $372 million).

The program aims to transform Quang Ninh’s countryside into a comprehensively developed, modern, and sustainable region. Key objectives include improving the quality of life for residents, ensuring sustainable poverty reduction, developing synchronized infrastructure in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and narrowing the development gap between different regions.

The program comprises four primary target groups: new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, socio-economic development for ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and rural economic development.

Accordingly, the new-style rural development group will be implemented across 22 communes and two special zones, the sustainable poverty reduction group will cover 54 communes, wards, and special zones, and the socio-economic development for ethnic and mountainous areas will be carried out in 22 communes, wards, and special zones.

Rice export prices have shown signs of recovery, supported by solid demand from key markets such as the Philippines and China.

Vietnam exported 5.02 million tons of rice in the first half of 2026, earning $2.38 billion, according to data from the Vietnam Customs.

Compared with the same period last year, export volume rose 2.5%, while export value fell 9.2%.

In June alone, the country exported 755,900 tons of rice worth $375.8 million, down 10.2% in volume and 12.6% in value from the previous month.

However, Vietnam’s rice export prices have shown signs of recovery, supported by solid demand from key markets such as the Philippines and China.

According to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), Vietnamese rice prices remained relatively high in July and increased from the previous month. As of July 22, Jasmine rice was quoted at $513-517 per ton, up about $8 from June 22. Fragrant rice with 5% broken grains was priced at $510-520 per ton, an increase of $20-30, while 100% broken fragrant rice was quoted at $348-352 per ton, up around $4.

Domestic and export sales of crude steel reaching 14.81 million tons during the period, a year-on-year increase of 25.5%.

Vietnam’s steel industry posted double-digit growth in both production and sales in the first half of 2026, with hot-rolled coil (HRC) emerging as the main growth driver.

According to data from the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), the country produced 15.18 million tons of crude steel in the first six months of 2026, up 26.9% year-on-year.

Domestic and export sales of crude steel reached 14.81 million tons during the period, an increase of 25.5% compared with the same period last year. Of this, crude steel exports amounted to 1.696 million tons, up 5.3%.

For finished steel products, production reached 18.21 million tons in the first half of the year, up 15.1%, while sales totaled 17.95 million tons, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year. The VSA reported growth across most product categories, with the exception of coated steel and cold-rolled steel, both of which recorded declines in production and sales.

By product category, HRC was the standout performer in the first half of the year. HRC production reached 5.397 million tons, up 41.9%, while sales rose 36.8% to 5.338 million tons. HRC exports also surged 62.2% year-on-year to 758,000 tons.

Construction steel also maintained positive growth, with production reaching 7.69 million tons, up 19.3%, while sales rose 15.1% to 7.64 million tons.