Posts Tagged ‘ Plant Protection ’

Planting chemicals likely cause fatal dermatitis in central Vietnam 

November 26, 2011
Planting chemicals likely cause fatal dermatitis in central Vietnam 

Skin ulcers on a person in central Vietnam. The condition has not been named and its cause is suspected to be plant protection chemicals.   Dermatologists suggested that strange skin ulcers affecting many people in central Vietnam is caused by plant protection chemicals.   The conclusion was made by experts at the Vietnam Central Dermatology Hospital after [...]

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Van Phuc wins yellow jersey at HTV Cycling Cup 2011 

May 7, 2011
Van Phuc wins yellow jersey at HTV Cycling Cup 2011 

  Ho Van Phuc of the ADC Vinh Long Television Station team was the fastest cyclist of the HTV Cycling Cup competition that ended April 30 in Ho Chi Minh City. Phuc won the yellow jersey by finishing the 23rd edition of the nine-stage 1,075km tour in 27 hours, 33 minutes one second, followed by [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 24/11

November 25, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 24/11

Dung wins VN Airlines Invitational; Duc wins stage, Minh stays in yellow; Khanh Hoa men take beach crown Photo: InternetHoang Tien Dung from the Transviet Company won the Vietnam Airlines Invitational at the King’s Island Golf on Saturday.The event, which began last year, saw contestants competing in five groups over the 18- hole course over [...]

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Dragonfruit flies to Japan as ban ends

November 16, 2009
Dragonfruit flies to Japan as ban ends

LookAtVietnam – The first batch of Vietnamese dragonfruit, exported by Yasaka Fruit Processing Company, arrived in Japan yesterday after a 10-year ban due to fruit fly infestation, according to officials.Le Duc Khanh, deputy head of the Plant Protection Research Institute’s Insect Research Department, said fresh fruit importers required strict sanitary standards to prevent an outbreak [...]

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Compensation sought for farmers who lost rice crops

September 25, 2009
Compensation sought for farmers who lost rice crops

LookAtVietnam – Farmers in northern and northern central provinces, especially Nghe An, could get about VND4 million compensation for every hectare of rice destroyed The Southern Plant Protection Centre warned the diseases could break out in next year’s summer-autumn crop if brown hoppers kept threatening the winter-spring crop.The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, [...]

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Thanh thanks coach for Delta Tour win

September 10, 2009
Thanh thanks coach for Delta Tour win

LookAtVietnam – Le Ngoc Thanh earned his maiden victory at the 2009 Mekong Delta Cycling Tour after final stage yesterday, September 9. Riding high: Le Ngoc Thanh kisses his trophy on the winner’s podium after winning the Mekong Delta Cycling Tour, which ended on Sep. 9 in An Giang province.Thanh from Sai Gon Plant Protection finished the [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 9/9

September 9, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 9/9

Vietnam tops Asian Volleyball Championship’s group A; Hoang Anh Gia Lai sponsors 25th SEA Games; Binh Duong target AFC Cup; Anh breaks away for third stage win Vietnam tops Asian Volleyball Championship’s group A  Vietnam took its third consecutive victory over Sri Lanka on September 7 to top group A of the 15th Asian Senior [...]

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Anh breaks away for third stage win

September 8, 2009
Anh breaks away for third stage win

LookAtVietnam – Domesco Dong Thap team’s Do Tuan Anh clinched the third stage win in the 2009 Mekong Delta Tour – Vinaphone Cup. Tuan Anh, a member of the national team, was part of a nine-man break that broke from the main pack after only 20km in the 109km stage from Tieu Can district in [...]

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Kon Tum: Strange snails destroy crops very fast

August 25, 2009
Kon Tum: Strange snails destroy crops very fast

A strange species of snail has appeared in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, destroying crops very quickly, a local official reported. This species of snail appeared in shrimp ponds in the southern province of Ca Mau recently, affecting shrimp output. Dinh Quang San, the chief of the Kon Tum Plant Protection Bureau, said that [...]

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Farmers told not to panic over pests

June 9, 2009
Farmers told not to panic over pests

Agriculture officials have warned farmers not to panic over the appearance of small brown plant hoppers in the northern province of Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Thai Binh and Bac Ninh. Brown plant hoppers have destroyed 730ha of paddy fields in Hoa Xuan Dong Commune, Dong Hoa District in the central province of Phu Yen. LookAtVietnam [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...