Accordingly, firstly, the Trade Office discussed with Mr. Ho Quang Cua - "father" of this rice and suggested to coordinate actions.

Second, Head of Trade Agency, Mr. Nguyen Phu Hoa actively discussed with the leaders of T&L Global foods Supply PTY LTD. Business leaders are very goodwill and said they will check the matter with the branding department of the Company.

Third, the Trade Office sent an official dispatch and some accompanying documents and pictures to the Office of Intellectual Property of Australia (IP Australia) to clarify that the rice varieties named ST 24, ST 25 are due to Mr. Ho Quang Cua and Vietnamese scientists have successfully researched and produced, and have been granted protection certificates in Vietnam. ST24 rice, ST25 rice is a product made from the same name slang variety, taken to the competition and won international awards. Products have been circulated in the market, widely recognized, including in Australia. This is an indisputable fact.

Ask IP Australia to consider the incident and avoid possible disputes; affecting exports of ST 24, ST 25 rice from Vietnam to Australia.

Fourth, the Trade Office is discussing with Australian lawyers to prepare the next steps under IP Australia regulations.

Fifth, if things go badly, the deal will combine advocacy for Australian business networks, associations, newspapers in Australia and channels to exchange with you in accordance with regulations to implement a master plan.

The bottom line, the deal will together with Mr. Ho Quang Cua speed up related procedures, because without T&L, sooner or later there will be other companies doing the same jobs.

After the first 3 months of the year, rice exports from Vietnam to Australia increased 66% over the same period reaching more than 4.7 million USD.