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A fair displaying Vietnamese fruits (Vietfruit 2011) will be held from November 29 to December 4 in My Tho City, in the southern province of Tien Giang. The fair will boast the participation of well-known businesses with “high-quality made-in-Vietnam” products in the fields of agricultural processing, foods, fashion, souvenirs, wooden products, art and handicrafts. This [...]
A floral species, named ‘manglietia crassifolia’, has just been found in Hoang Lien National Park, Sapa District, in Lao Cai, the northern border Province, by Vu Quang Nam, a Vietnamese botanist from the Forestry University and two Chinese scientists. The strange tree is of 15 metres in height with a trunk diameter of around 20 [...]
An exhibition and a referendum to choose the national flower is being held at the 23/9 (September 3) Park in Ho Chi Minh City. Lotus (Photo:Tuoitre) Fifty thousand votes were received during the event to choose the national flower. Visitors can also go to websites www.cinet.vn and www.quochoavietnam.com.vn.to to vote their choice. The Lotus, plum [...]
After two years since implementation of the renovation plan, the selected eleven communes of Hai Duong in district Hai Hau in the northern province of Nam Dinh, Thuy Huong in district Chuong My in Hanoi and Tan Thinh in district Lang Giang in the northern province of Bac Giang have a completely new look. New [...]
With the adoption of quality agricultural practices in the country, Vietnamese rambutan fruit can now meet the technical standards required to enter exacting markets like the US and the EU. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said rambutan accounts for the largest export earnings of any fruit, topping US$2.5 million last year and $1.8 million [...]
While the Halloween holiday has encouraged many Western farmers to invest in growing giant pumpkins, farmers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are just getting their first glimpse of these enormous vegetables.Le Huu Phan, who has about 30 years of experience studying and developing hybrids of imported vegetables in Da Lat City, is [...]
Nichirei Corp. will establish a research farm for acerola, a fruit rich in vitamin C, in southern Vietnam by April 2012 to help increase local harvests and beef up its supplies to beverage producers. Photo for illustration The research farm will be set up in Tien Giang province and operated by a joint venture between [...]
Tips on beneficial and medicinal properties of the fruit that seems reminiscent of the Passion of Jesus Christ The passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), also known as chanh dây, chanh leo, lc tiên or mát mát in Vietnamese, is native to Paraguay, Brazil and northern Argentina. The vine is widely grown in the Central Highlands provinces [...]
Nutritional properties of v, a specialty fruit of the central region V is a tree of the genus Ficus and is widely grown in Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces for its edible multiple fruit. In Vietnam, the fruit is often consumed fresh as greens, or prepared into many delicious dishes. [...]
Vietnam’s national flower, the lotus, is being honored at an exhibition organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House’s Fine Arts Club to mark Independence Day, September 2. “The national flower” showcases more than 50 paintings and many poems about the lotus created by members of the club. “A lotus always scents and [...]