November 21, 2011
Pu Mat National Park and the Pu Huong and Pu Hoat nature reserves are the core zones of the UNESCO-recognized Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, at 1.3 million hectares the largest such reserve in Southeast Asia. The park, whose name means high slope in the language of the Thai tribe, is located in the [...]
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October 7, 2011
This picture, taken on October 5, shows a Vietnamese farmer showing a damaged sheaf of rice at his flooded rice field in Vinh Dien Commune, Giang Thanh District, Kien Giang Province of Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Massive floods have ravaged vast swathes of Asia’s rice bowl, threatening to further drive up food prices and adding to [...]
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October 7, 2011
Vietnam will lose around 300,000 hectares of rice fields to urbanization, industrial and service activities in the next 10 years if a government plan is approved by the National Assembly next month. The government has submitted the plan on land use zoning until 2020 to the National Assembly’s Economic Committee. It will be submitted to lawmakers [...]
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July 30, 2011
Farmers harvest dragon fruit for export in the central province of Binh Thuan. The US decided to import more varieties of Vietnamese fruit, creating further opportunities for the nation’s fruit industry. The market often pays high prices for imported fruit, but maintains strict quality standards. At the moment, it requires imported fruit to meet VietGap [...]
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November 16, 2010
Rising cocoa demand has encouraged farmers in Vietnam to increase planting of trees and seek certification of bean quality from an early stage, they said on Tuesday. While Vietnam is the world’s biggest producer of robusta coffee, its output of cocoa still is only around 2,000 tons a year from 18,000 hectares, of which [...]
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February 4, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese rubber producers have put high hopes in 2010 which they believe will bring prosperity with price expected to increase by 30 percent. The Vietnam Rubber Association, said that it expects to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010 and reap $1.5 billion in export revenue thanks to a 30 percent price increase. International [...]
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January 23, 2010
Vietnam has become a major international supplier of rubber Vietnam expects to increase rubber exports by 3.3 percent to 750,000 tons this year, betting on an economic recovery in its main markets, including top buyer China, an industry official said on Friday. Vietnam’s export projection is small compared with the 2.8 million tons forecast this [...]
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January 11, 2010
Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. LookAtVietnam – Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet [...]
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January 9, 2010
Despite the recent hike, sugar prices in the country are not that high compared to the regional market. Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. On December 30, sugar was priced at [...]
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January 3, 2010
Economists say the construction of too many industrial parks in the name of industrialization will not benefit the country. LookAtVietnam – Economists say the construction of too many industrial parks in the name of industrialization will not benefit the country. By October last year 228 parks were licensed in 56 cities and provinces, and 145 [...]
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