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To Compensate for the Shortage, Vietnam Makes a Third Donation of Rice to Cuba This Year

14ymedio, Havana, August 23, 2023 — Cuba will receive a shipment of 1,200 tons of rice donated by the Government of Vietnam. Although it is not known when it will arrive, a “symbolic delivery” took place this Monday during a meeting between officials of the Communist Party of the Island and a delegation from Ho … Continue reading “To Compensate for the Shortage, Vietnam Makes a Third Donation of Rice to Cuba This Year”

Two Thousand More Tons of Donated Vietnamese Rice Will Arrive in Cuba in September

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 July 2023 — In the absence of an increase in agricultural production, and in the midst of an unprecedented shortage and inflation, more rice donated by Vietnam will arrive in Cuba. In May the Asian country sent 5,000 tons; this time it will send 2,000. The first shipment left the port of … Continue reading “Two Thousand More Tons of Donated Vietnamese Rice Will Arrive in Cuba in September”

Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 2 May 2023 — The residents of La Sierpe, in Sancti Spíritus, glued their eyes and ears to national television this weekend while the news of the official visit of senior Cuban officials to Vietnam was presented. The tone disseminated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was exalted. “For Vietnam … Continue reading “Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project”

In March, the Price of Rice in Cuba Skyrocketed by 23.1 Percent Despite Donations From Vietnam

14ymedio, Madrid, 26 April 2023 — The rise in prices accelerated in March in Cuba, where eating and drinking is already almost 11% more expensive than when the year began. With an increase of 4.5% in the third month of the year alone, acquiring food and non-alcoholic beverages costs 75% more than in March 2022. … Continue reading “In March, the Price of Rice in Cuba Skyrocketed by 23.1 Percent Despite Donations From Vietnam”

Vietnam to Donate Thousands of Tons More Rice to Cuba to Deal with an Unprecedented Shortage

14ymedio, Havana, 1 March 2023 — Cuba is scheduled to receive a new donation of rice in May. The five thousand tons being provided by Vietnam is intended to help relieve a shortage affecting almost half the island. Do Viet Duc, general director of State Reserves of Vietnam, said that it will consist of white … Continue reading “Vietnam to Donate Thousands of Tons More Rice to Cuba to Deal with an Unprecedented Shortage”

Cubans Prefer to Pay 10 Pesos for Uruguayan Rice Rather Than 7 Pesos for Vietnamese

14ymedio,  Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 18 May 2021 —  Cuban families describe Vietnamese rice sold in the rationed market as shriveled, with a bad smell and little expansion when cooked. “Here we call it ’the military man’ because it comes in platoons, there is no way that it will fall apart,” Manso García, a traditional rice producer from the Rodas … Continue reading “Cubans Prefer to Pay 10 Pesos for Uruguayan Rice Rather Than 7 Pesos for Vietnamese”

Cuba Tries to Meet 86% of the Demand for Rice with Help from Vietnam

14ymedio, Havana, 30 May 2019 — Twenty years have passed since the start of the collaboration between Cuba and Vietnam to increase the island’s rice production. The authorities plan to produce 86% of internal demand in the new phase of the project, which begins this year and should end in 2023. This new cycle, the fifth … Continue reading “Cuba Tries to Meet 86% of the Demand for Rice with Help from Vietnam”

5,000 Tons Of Vietnamese Rice Arrive In Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 16 June 2016 – Rice is again a symbol of friendship between Cuba and Vietnam. The signing, this Thursday, of the record of delivery and receipt of 5,000 tons of rice donated by the Vietnamese Communist party – the State – is added to the joint agricultural programs carried out by both countries … Continue reading “5,000 Tons Of Vietnamese Rice Arrive In Cuba / 14ymedio”

Raúl Castro Goes to Vietnam to Ensure Rice on Cuban Plates / Yoani Sánchez

When someone shows up in the same place over and over again, in Cuba we say “he’s like white rice.” It’s a very popular way to refer to someone whose presence is excessive, be it in a determined sphere, activity, or process. The metaphor obviously comes from the starring role this grain has in the … Continue reading “Raúl Castro Goes to Vietnam to Ensure Rice on Cuban Plates / Yoani Sánchez”

Cuban Rice Producers Threaten to Stop Growing if the State Limits Their Own Consumption

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, August 17, 2023 — With the lack of rain, the departure of Vietnamese technicians and, now, a new state regulation that will limit the amount assigned for producers’ consumption, the rice-growing region of La Sierpe, in Sancti Spíritus, is living through difficult times. This norm, which has not yet gone … Continue reading “Cuban Rice Producers Threaten to Stop Growing if the State Limits Their Own Consumption”

Cuban Officials Praise Chinese and Vietnamese-style Capitalism

14ymedio, Havana, June 30, 2023 — Members of Cuba’s ruling party offered an unprecedented, sudden and impassioned defense of capitalism on Friday. The statements came as part of an extensive two-person interview published in Cubadebate on the role of micro, small and medium-sized companies companies (MSMEs) in the nation’s economy. Though they acknowledged the misgivings … Continue reading “Cuban Officials Praise Chinese and Vietnamese-style Capitalism”

Cuba and Vietnam Sign Four Cooperation Agreements in Economic Sectors

EFE (via 14ymedio), 21 April 2023 — Cuba and Vietnam signed four economic cooperation agreements this Thursday during a business forum in Havana with the presence of the president of the Vietnamese National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue. The agreements cover the sectors of civil aviation, electric power, oil, as well as construction, marketing and production … Continue reading “Cuba and Vietnam Sign Four Cooperation Agreements in Economic Sectors”

The Rice Crop in Cuba Fails, Providing Less than 30 Percent of Domestic Consumption

14ymedio, Madrid, 16 January 2023 — Cuban authorities have not revealed the bad results of the 2022 rice production, but a note published on Sunday in Granma, the official daily, leads us to believe that is worse than expected. In February of that year, the harvest was 120,000 tons and they set a target for … Continue reading “The Rice Crop in Cuba Fails, Providing Less than 30 Percent of Domestic Consumption”

Cuba and Vietnam: Where’s the U.S. Blockade?

Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 22 April 2022 — Not even they can clarify it. In the morning, the Cuban communist leaders get tangled up in furious attacks on the United States over the blockade/embargo, blaming it for all the island’s economic problems, and, in the afternoon, they issue clear instructions to the official press to … Continue reading “Cuba and Vietnam: Where’s the U.S. Blockade?”

Vietnam Donates 750 Tablets to the Cuban Assembly in Support of ‘Its Just Revolutionary Cause’

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 July 2022 — The Parliament of Vietnam has given 750 tablets, two servers, a storage device and two multifunction printers to the National Assembly of People’s Power to improve operational efficiency and in support of the “just revolutionary cause of the Cuban people.” Tran Thanh Man, vice president of the Vietnamese National … Continue reading “Vietnam Donates 750 Tablets to the Cuban Assembly in Support of ‘Its Just Revolutionary Cause’”