Vietnam says not in deal with Thailand to raise rice prices


HANOI, Sept 22 (Reuters): Vietnam's agriculture minister has announced that the country is not in a deal with Thailand to jointly raise rice prices.

The two countries' agriculture ministries "have only conducted general cooperation activities," minister Le Minh Hoan said in a statement during a government meeting in Hanoi.

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