{
  "id": 2725990,
  "title": "K-Market turns Korean ODA rice project into commercial venture in Vietnam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/k-market-turns-korean-oda-rice-project-into-commercial-venture-in-2725990",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T05:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260823/k-market-turns-korean-oda-rice-project-into-commercial-venture-in-vietnam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "K-Market, the largest Korean-run supermarket chain in Vietnam, has transformed a Korean government's official development assistance (ODA) rice project into a commercial venture. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Quang Tri provincial government, agreeing to purchase and distribute locally grown Japonica rice through its private brand product. The deal, signed on Thursday, will see the retailer sell the rice for three years across its 150 stores nationwide. The rice variety was initially introduced to farmers in Quang Tri province through a Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) project funded by the Korean government to aid local agricultural infrastructure. This marks a significant shift from the aid model to a commercialization approach.",
  "summary": "K-Market, the largest Korean-run supermarket chain company in Vietnam, signed a partnership with a local provincial government to purchase and distribute locally grown rice developed through official development assistance (ODA) from the Korean government. According to the company, it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Quang Tri provincial government on Thursday, agreeing that…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "K-Market turns Korean ODA rice project into commercial venture in Vietnam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/k-market-turns-korean-oda-rice-project-into-commercial-venture-in",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:32:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}