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In these days, some farmers in Sa Dec flower village are busy rowing flowers in vast fields while other are pruning branches off their pots of flowers to enable their plants to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet. Such scenes can be seen in Sa Dec, a renowned flower village in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, about 140 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, in the run up to the Lunar New Year. Experienced farmer To Van Trac said flower growers plant flower and ornamental trees continuously despite rainy season. Roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias, lilies, and orchids, to name but a few, along with trees for gardens and interior décor are grown in his 2,000 meter square. He said to supply around 50,000 pots of flowers and ornamental trees to meet demand of Tet market. In addition to supplying more than 100,000 pots of traditional flowers, Chairman of Flower Association “I love Violet” Tran Van Tiep said that he has two … [Read more...] about Flower villages in Mekong delta prepare for Tet holiday market

Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap and ornamental flower village in Cho Lach District of Ben Tre are bustling not because of flood of visitors but flower growers are busy preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will begin on January 25. A flower farmer is watering his plants to to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet In these days, some farmers in Sa Dec flower village are busy rowing flowers in vast fields while other are pruning branches off their pots of flowers to enable their plants to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet. Such scenes can be seen in Sa Dec, a renowned flower village in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, about 140 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, in the run up to the Lunar New Year. Experienced farmer To Van Trac said flower growers plant flower and ornamental trees continuously despite rainy season. Roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias, lilies, and orchids, to … [Read more...] about Flower villages in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta prepare for Tet holiday market

There is no regulation about the discount rates suppliers have to pay to supermarkets or the the ratio of Vietnam-made goods that must be available at supermarkets. Talking with Tuoi Tre newspaper late last week, a representative from Central Group, the owner of Big C supermarket, said the high discount rates of 40-50 percent are shown in contracts signed between Big C and suppliers, and the rates are based on mutual agreement. Experts all affirmed that the Price Law and the documents guiding the implementation of the law donor include any provision on the discount rates suppliers have to pay when bringing goods to supermarkets. The discount rates will be defined after the two parties negotiate and come to agreement. According to Nguyen Tien Thoa, chair of the Price Inspection Association, the state only controls the prices of some kinds of products, and, therefore, can only control the discount rates of some kinds of products. As for other products, the selling prices and … [Read more...] about Is it necessary to set regulations on discount rates at supermarkets?

Assessing the buying demand for agricultural products and processed food of foreign distributors, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, deputy director of the Export Promotion Center under the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that from November 13 to 16, importers from the US, Russia and South Korea and purchasing corporations, domestic and foreign supermarket chains, such as Walmart, Vinmart, CJ Freshwasy, CJ Cau Tre, Lotte, Big C Vietnam, Aeon, Haro, Satra, Saigon Co.op and Vietsway will be present in Ho Chi Minh City, seeking for opportunities to buy goods from more than 300 local farm produce, food and foodstuffs manufacturers. Statistics by the Ministry of Industry and Trade showed that in the trade promotion program in 2018 for farm produce and food processing sector, these aforesaid distribution channels carried out more than 800 direct transaction and more than 30 trade meetings on specific products in food and beverage sector. There were … [Read more...] about Vietnamese products attract foreign distribution channels

Targeting a GDP growth rate of 13-13.5 percent this year, Ho Chi Minh City is focusing efforts to mobilise 95,000 billion VND from all sources for socio-economic development. The city will prioritise investment projects in the areas of finance, banking, insurance, trade, transport and logistics, telecoms, real estate, scientific and high-tech research. This year, the city will channel about 15,300 billion VND from the budget and mobilise more capital from other sources to invest in 1,702 infrastructure construction projects. In 2008, the city continues to call for investment into 36 key urban transport and infrastructure development projects, now under construction, including projects on the East-West boulevard, water environment improvement, environmental hygiene, a centre for the public lighting system. It also gives priority to attracting investment to major real estate projects. Important transport projects, which will start in the city this year, include a 10.8 km overhead … [Read more...] about HCM City: ambitious plan for socio-economic development in 2008