Farmers need support to expand fruit production Dragon fruits is a key produce in Chau Thanh District, Long An Province. — Photo dangcongsan.vn Fruit is a key produce of provinces around the Mekong Delta. However, small-scale production and poor links from production to purchase, from process to export, are hindering the development of orchards, attendees heard at a workshop held yesterday in the Mekong Delta province of Long An. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the southern provinces have an area of 596,330ha of fruit trees, accounting for 60 per cent of orchards nationwide. Their annual productivity has reached over 6.6 million tonnes, accounting for 67 per cent of the country. Productivity has risen 61 per cent against that of 2010. Due to scattered production, it is difficult for investors to pour capital into developing infrastructure, setting up links in production and controlling product quality. There are 71 fruit processing … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 17/3
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Hanoi KiloRun proves to be a foodie’s delight
Photo acquired by VnExpress Many tourists headed to the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in the heart of the capital city last Sunday to participate in the "KiloRun Hanoi 2019" festival. The festival attracted hundreds of visitors from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Britain, Belgium and the U.S. Photo acquired by VnExpress The morning run attracted a large number of participants for the different distance categories of 2.3 km, 6.7 km and 10.7 km. The tourists ran past prominent sightseeing spots like the Hanoi Opera House, Ngoc Son Temple, Thang Long Royal Citadel and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The chilly weather and less crowded streets during the weekend added comfort to the run. Photo by Pham Huyen. The afternoon run, with 8 stops at traditional specialty restaurants in Hanoi's Old Quarter, appealed to those who love to discover new dishes and beverages, including egg coffee, sticky rice, Vietnamese pancake, bun cha (which got a publicity fillip from Obama ), spring … [Read more...] about Hanoi KiloRun proves to be a foodie’s delight
Food delivery services make huge profits during World Cup
Food delivery services are blooming in Hanoi for hungry late night TV watching football fans. Restaurants and cafes setting up TVs for football fan gatherings are normal during major tournaments and during this year World Cup, they also open delivery services 24/7 for those who stay at homes. Keywords like "World Cup food" or "World Cup food delivery" have become the most searched and shared on the Internet. Since the matches are often held from the afternoon to early morning in Vietnam local time, it's no wonder that late-night services are becoming more popular. Most restaurants open from noon to 3 am. A seafood restaurant near Thang Long Bridge quickly added other types of dishes to the menu and opened the delivery services to the fans. Thuy Dung, owner of a food delivery online shop in Hanoi's Dong Da District, said the number of customers increased by four to five folds during World Cup nights. The prices range from VND35,000 (USD1.40) to VND70,000 … [Read more...] about Food delivery services make huge profits during World Cup
Hang Son 1871 evokes the past for today’s diners
VietNamNet Bridge – The name Hang Son 1871 immediately evokes a bygone era. The year takes you back two centuries in the history of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, to a time when everything but the street names was different. Local favourite: Cha ca, grilled fish, the favourite dish of Hanoians and tourists. — VNS Photo My Ha Even then, the city boasted tiny winding streets with the word “Hang”, meaning Craft, in the name. There are many of them: Hang Dao, or Silk Street; Hang Bac, or Silver Street, and even Hang Mam, or Fish Sauce Street. But Hang Son, or Lacquer Street, would become better known for a different product. The street is where the first cha ca (grilled fish), one of Hanoi’s signature dishes, was born in 1871. The name "Cha Ca" later replaced the name Hang Son and the street has carried it ever since. If you read enough about Cha Ca, the grilled fish dish that everyone talks about if they visit Hanoi, you know that Hang Son 1871 is … [Read more...] about Hang Son 1871 evokes the past for today’s diners
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Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)