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Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

December 30, 2011
Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

Apple and avocado are among the ideal food for people suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes. Vietnam is a tropical country with a bounty of cheap fruit and vegetables year-round. Much of this abundant produce like ớt xanh (green capsicum), apple, bitter melon, celery, cucumber and avocado aids in the treatment of high blood [...]

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Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

December 29, 2011
Garden goodness for hypertension and diabetes 

Apple and avocado are among the ideal food for people suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes. Vietnam is a tropical country with a bounty of cheap fruit and vegetables year-round. Much of this abundant produce like ớt xanh (green capsicum), apple, bitter melon, celery, cucumber and avocado aids in the treatment of high blood [...]

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Apricot blessings 

August 28, 2011
Apricot blessings 

Ô mai mơ (salted or sugared apricots) sold at a shop in Hanoi The apricot, or Prunus armeniaca, is popular for its taste and fragrance. The yellow fruit, which ripens between late March and the end of April, contains plenty of Vitamin A and fiber as well as vitamins C and B1, tannin, lycopene and [...]

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Farmers drug fruits for quicker ripening, longer shelf-life 

August 14, 2011
Farmers drug fruits for quicker ripening, longer shelf-life 

A man injects a chemical solution into a jackfruit to make it ripen quicker Fruit farmers in southern Vietnam are injecting their produce with chemicals to make them ripen quicker and go rotten slower.   Orchard owners and fruit dealers — particularly those dealing in jackfruit and durian – have also been found soaking their goods [...]

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Unidentified berry kills two, hospitalizes 18 in central Vietnam 

August 1, 2011
Unidentified berry kills two, hospitalizes 18 in central Vietnam 

Three of 18 children hospitalized in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak after eating unidentified fruits Two children died and 18 others were hospitalized after eating an unidentified berry in the central highlands province of Dak Lak Thursday, according to a report by Tuoi Tre.   Witnesses said a group of children in M’Drak District’s [...]

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Almighty avocado 

July 16, 2011
Almighty avocado 

Studies have shown that a high intake of avocado lowers cholesterol in the blood while avocado oil keeps the skin moist, and can actually increase the elastic capacity of skin. The flesh of an avocado is full of goodness, unlike the fruit’s poisonous skin and stone. Persea americana Mill or Persea gratissima C.F. Gaernt, as [...]

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Smoothie does it 

February 28, 2011
Smoothie does it 

Watermelons can be used to reduce depression and high blood pressure, to help diabetics and to detoxify the body and treat hangovers, according to herbalist Hoang Khanh Toan. Watermelons, bananas, lemons, bitter gourds, waky pumpkin and sugarcane are not just commonly grown fruits and vegetables in Vietnam, they seem to have no season. They are [...]

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Once tasting coconut wine in HCMC

December 20, 2009
Once tasting coconut wine in HCMC

LookAtVietnam – When the sunset comes, young people gather at Le Thi Rieng Park in HCMC’s District 10 to meet, to talk and to enjoy coconut wine.  Ben Tre coconut wine.Coconut wine is made from dried coconut fruit when the coconut shell becomes hard and the inner soft part becomes thin and hard too. Makers [...]

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Dragonfruit farmers in trouble

December 15, 2009
Dragonfruit farmers in trouble

Many dragonfruit farmers and exporters in the central province of Binh Thuan are in deep trouble because of a steep fall in prices triggered by reduced demand . . . The fruit now fetches just VND3,000-4,000 per kilo against VND12,000-13,000 per kilo just last month.Nguyen Van Dai, who owns one ha dragonfruit garden in Ham [...]

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Pomelo farmers sour on falling prices

November 30, 2009
Pomelo farmers sour on falling prices

Nam Roi pomelo growers in the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Ben Tre are suffering after a sharp drop in prices over the last few days. VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Roi pomelo growers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces of Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Ben Tre are suffering after a [...]

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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...