Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung with the Central Highlands Steering Board dropped in at Trung Nguyen coffee joint-stock company on February 3 during his working visit to the central provinces of Dac Lac and Dac Nong. At the meeting with the PM, Dang Le Nguyen Vu, the founder of the company and the trademark, told the PM about his plan to turn Buon Ma Thuot city into a “global paradise of coffee” in order to foster creativeness, harmonious and sustainable development. The project is aimed to draw more interest from coffee consumers around the world, said Vu. “Coffee is one of the significant strengths of Dac Lac province in particular and the Central Highlands in general, and is on the list of Vietnam’s most valuable exports with an annual export turnover of over US $1 billion. This is also a Vietnamese product that can occupy second or even first place in the world market,” said Nguyen Tan Dung. “I support and highly appreciate efforts by Dang Le … [Read more...] about Turning Buon Ma Thuot into “global paradise of coffee”
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Second coffee festival in Buon Ma Thuot to lure investment
3 years after the first one, the Central Highlands’ people will once again have a chance to welcome the 2 nd “Ban Ma Thuot Coffee Festival” which is currently scheduled to officially take place at 10 pm on December 10 th. With the slogan “Flexibility – Integration – Sustainable Development”, the event aims to boost the “Highlands” coffee trademark and to provide opportunities for businesses to seek partnerships and cooperation agreements. According to the organizing board, a series of activities, including coffee photo exhibitions, food festivals and farmers’ contests will also be held before, and during the event. Director of the Dak Lak Trade and Investment Promotion Center said, “programs will be carried out until December 14 th, including major events showcasing Highlands’ coffee in particular, and Vietnamese coffee in general.” Head of the organizing board and Deputy Chairman of the Dak Lak … [Read more...] about Second coffee festival in Buon Ma Thuot to lure investment
Si Ma Cai Heaven Gate
Mountain adventurers like to compare Si Ma Cai in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to a shy lass with discrete charms sleeping in the mountain as the beauty of the little-known village lies in the quiet and simple daily lives of different peoples. Si Ma Cai is not as frequented as Bac Ha or Sa Pa, also located in the mountainous province, since it is nestled at the far end of a road near the border with China. Travelling there requires visitors to hold onto their hats and their seats either in a car or on a motorcycle for nearly 40 kilometres of bumpy, winding road from Bac Ha. In recent years, the charms of Si Ma Cai have been awakened and have become attractive to travellers due to the flower-coloured clothes of the Mong and Red Dao ethnic peoples, by the greenery of mountains and hills, and by the legends. Local people explain that Si Ma Cai means horse market or a place where horses are tied. However, Mong people like to talk about Si Ma Cai as a place for … [Read more...] about Si Ma Cai Heaven Gate
Coffee fair opens in Buon Ma Thuot
The coffee festival opened Thursday in the Central Highlands province of Buon Ma Thuot with 160 companies from around the world setting up 500 booths, attracting tens of thousands of locals and tourists. All the big boys are there -- Trung Nguyen, Vinacafe, Nescafé – as are some smaller retailers. All the booths were filled with visitors waiting to partake of the free flow of coffee or quizzes on the brew. There is an exhibition of coffee seeds, coffee making machines, and utensils from various countries like Vietnam, Germany, and Columbia that allows visitors to get their hands on the real thing. Bags and handicrafts made from coffee are on sale at affordable prices. Today the country’s largest coffee filter will be on display besides a street dance and a gala night themed “Talk in the coffee way”. Get a free copy of TuoiTre at the coffee fair TuoiTre is the only newspaper to be found at the Buon Ma Thuot coffee fair this year. Visit booth no.28 … [Read more...] about Coffee fair opens in Buon Ma Thuot
Taiwan’s Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it
The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller. Chan Wei-chung, who has been divining destinies for 30 years and is an adviser to many of Taiwan's glitterati, told Reuters Friday that Ma will have the edge but will need his wife's help to offset the forces acting against him. Seated behind a wooden table in front of a large statue of the Buddha in a spartan, wood-floor entrance of his Taipei home, the 48-year old began with a traditional analysis of the Chinese characters of each candidate's name -- on his not so traditional iPad. Then on the more traditional paper he pulled up natal charts constructed using an ancient Chinese method that plots destiny from alignments of stars in 12 "palaces" at the time and date of birth. "The marriage palace in his natal chart shows that his wife brings a lucky star," … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it