Ben tre vietnam

“I want to know exactly the origin of fruits before deciding whether to buy them. I cannot do this with domestic fruits,” Lan explained, adding that she, like other consumers, whose income has improved considerably, now pay high attention to the origin of products and transparency of information about products. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s fruit granary fails in home market

After the second Covid-19 outbreak, sales have been going very slowly. Farmers sell the highest-quality longan at just VND13,000-14,000 per kilogram. Sometimes the price has plunged to VND7,000-8,000, while it was at least VND30,000 per kilogram in previous years. In the southern province of Ben Tre, saltwater has affected the quality of coconut. Merchants pay only VND6,000 for a dozen coconuts. … [Read more...] about Fruit exports to China fall, but are offset by more exports to Thailand

The Mekong Delta suffered severe drought and salt intrusion this summer, with conditions worse than the historic drought in 2016. That year 600,000 people did not have access to freshwater and 160,000 hectares of paddy were damaged with farmers losing 800,000 tons of rice and suffering losses of VND5.5 trillion. … [Read more...] about Province to build largest reservoir in Mekong Delta to cope with droughts, salinity

Disadvantaged children in a remote region receive gifts from Eclipse Logistics – PHOTO: COURTESY OF ECLIPSE LOGISTICS HCMC – For the HCMC-based logistics service provider Eclipse Logistics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are not necessarily big-moneyed endeavors, but the great heart behind good deeds to benefit the society. Such awareness has now become the company’s corporate culture, says Nguyen Khoa Vinh, founder and chairman of Eclipse Logistics. … [Read more...] about Eclipse Logistics: enthusiasm behind workaday CSR activities