Man faces steep fine over fake African prawns

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 month(s) ago

Man faces steep fine over fake African prawns

A man in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang may suffer a hefty fine after he was caught to violatinge regulations on product labeling and animal quarantine.

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Central province plans two new ports

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VietNam News English 8 month(s) ago

Central Thua Thien-Hue Province has made plans to build two docks that will provide shelter for boats during storms in Phu Loc and Phu Vang districts by the end of 2013. The project is estimated to cost VND120 billion (US$5.8 million) of Government funding.

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Central region targets control of erosion

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago 1 related news

Authorities in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai have given urgent priority to the growing problem of land erosion near rivers, coastal areas and mountains.

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Abnormal drought damages Dak Lak crops

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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago 1 related news

A rare drought damaged nearly 25,000ha of crops in the central highlands province of Dak Lak, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Abnormal drought damages Dak Lak crops

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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago 1 related news

A rare drought damaged nearly 25,000 ha of crops in the central highlands province of Dak Lak, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Tourist arrivals increase in Da Nang

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VietNam News English 16 month(s) ago

Da Nang received 235,000 foreign and domestic visitors last year, 33 per cent higher than 2010, according to the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The city earned more than VND4.6 trillion (US$219million) from tourism last year, 48 per cent more than 2010, according to figures released at a meeting on Tuesday held by the department to review tourism activities. Da Nang has 57 projects in the tourism sector, with total investment capital of more than US$3 billion.

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Bumper rice crop for central farmers

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VietNam News English 21 month(s) ago

Farmers in central province of Quang Ngai have been harvesting a bumper summer-autumn rice crop, thanks to state support for new machinery, irrigation networks and measures to prevent and control rice diseases.

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Witches' broom casts spell on crops

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VietNam News English 22 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Witches' broom disease is blighting longan crops around the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, causing disastrous losses to farmers.

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Litchis sold dirt cheap due to Chinese dependence

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 24 month(s) ago

The bumper litchi harvest in Luc Ngan District of the northern Bac Giang Province this year does not mean profits to farmers as prices have slumped due to farmers’ heavy dependence on Chinese traders for output.

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Beleaguered salt farmers seek support from local authorities

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VietNam News English 25 month(s) ago

Beleaguered salt farmers seek support from local authorities

Salt farmers in Dien Hai Commune in southern Bac Lieu Province's Dong Hai District have been driven out of business in recent years because of the lack of quality irrigation work.

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Pack of dogs attacks residents of Lao Cai

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 26 month(s) ago

For over a month now a group of about 20 dogs have been attacking residents and cattle in Muong Khung and Si Ma Cai districts of the upland province of Lao Cai.

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Millions of flowers and plants for Tet

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Báo QĐND English 30 month(s) ago

Millions of flowers and plants for Tet

Flower growers and gardeners in Cho Lach District in the southern province of Ben Tre are preparing 4 million flowers and bonsais of different kinds for the coming Tet holidays. Mr. Bui Thanh Liem, Director of the district’s Agriculture and Rural Development Office said most of them are domestic products.

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Sugar mills set output targets

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Báo QĐND English 33 month(s) ago

Sugar mills set output targets

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Sugar mills set output targets

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VietStock FI English 33 month(s) ago

Sugar mills in the country will produce between 900,000 and a million tonnes of sugar in the 2010-11 season, according to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.

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Foreign sea leases deprive locals of living

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VietNam News English 35 month(s) ago 1 related news

The leasing of water space to foreign enterprises in central Khanh Hoa Province has robbed local people of the chance to make a living from the sea, said Luong Thi Hai, Van Ninh District People's Committee deputy chairwoman.

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