Mekong delta cruises

Why are farmers still poor despite all the rice and other agricultural and aquacultural exports that we proudly boast about each year? The most fertile land in the country, the Mekong Delta, the nation’s rice granary, is dying. We are killing it. Does this not merit serious, urgent discussion in the parliament? Is sustainable food security for the country not an important issue? We seem to be afraid of asking critical questions about the sustainability of an export-led growth strategy that is actually destroying our most precious resources. … [Read more...] about Fielding some tough questions from the Mekong Delta’s field crab

Vi Hung Church, founded by Father Phaolo Nguyen Thanh Can, was established in the late 19th century, and initially named Vi Thanh. The church is situated by Xa No canal in Area 2, Ward 4 of Vi Thanh Town in Hau Giang Province. … [Read more...] about 130-year-old Mekong Delta church a marriage of West, East

In early August this year, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) officially took effect. This is a door that opens up many opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to export to the EU market. Accordingly, Vietnam's rice products will be exempt from export tariffs to the EU, of which, 80,000 tons of rice will enjoy tax incentives. In the Mekong Delta, Trung An Company in Can Tho City is one of the exporters in the fragrant and high-quality rice segment to fastidious markets. The EVFTA is a rare opportunity for Vietnamese rice exporters. In the past many years, the company has associated with farmers to cultivate around 7,000 hectares of rice or around 150,000 tons of rice under safe procedures, meeting choosy markets, said Mr. Pham Thai Binh, Director of Trung An Company. This year, the company will strive to reach an export of 80,000 tons of high-quality fragrant rice. The current export price of fragrant rice of Trung An is the dream of many enterprises when reaching an … [Read more...] about Opportunities for Vietnamese rice

Revenue reached 333.8 trillion VND from retail sales, up 2.6 percent month on month and up 7 percent year on year; 48.2 trillion VND from accommodation and food services, up 9.2 percent month on month but down 4.4 percent year on year; and 1.5 trillion VND from tourism, up 29.6 percent month on month but down 59.7 percent year on year. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 11

“I got in to work for a cold cut manufacturing facility but had to quit as well. Then came the construction worker gig, which paid by daily roll. Once the project was completed, I had to quit. I turned to doing car washes for a few days, but that did not work out as well. Now I am looking for places that are hiring so I can apply,” An explained. … [Read more...] about Jacks of all trades: Odd-jobbers wiggle way through pandemic in Saigon