The talks between President Luong Cuong and his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nauseda, the NA's adoption of a resolution on the reorganisation of provincial-level administrative units, and Vietnam listed as one of the few countries with a high level of food self-sufficiency are among news highlights on June 12.

Vietnam’s strong performance is attributed to its robust agricultural sector, which maintains consistently high yields in key areas such as rice, fruit and vegetables, fishery products, meat, and starchy foodstuffs.

Indonesia is projected to have a rice surplus of 1.68 million tonnes through May 2025.

Food self-sufficiency is expected to be realised in Indonesia in 2018, and there will be no imports in 2016, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asserted.