The 2020 Can Tho Flower Street is being assembled in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Photo: Chi Quoc / Tuoi Tre This year’s flower street sources its 70,000 baskets of fresh flowers from the three famous flower-growing regions in Vietnam - Phu Tho Village in Can Tho, Sa Dec Village in the Mekong Delta city of Dong Thap, and Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, according to Nham Hung, who orchestrates the design and assembly of the flower street. … [Read more...] about Mekong city given facelift with annual flower street
Mekong delta
Spectacular bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols
"I’m leasing it at VND200 million ($8,600) for Tet (Lunar New Year festival). Many customers have showed interest but do not accept the price. But I cannot reduce it. I’ve already spent up to VND40 million ($1,724) taking care of it during the past year, not to mention other work, and accepting the bargain could mean no profit or very little profit for me," he says. … [Read more...] about Spectacular bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols
On fertile agricultural land, Vietnam’s shooting itself in the foot
Rice paddies have a history of thousands of years in Vietnam. Rice has fed Vietnamese people for untold generations, helped us stay strong through war after war defending and protecting our nation. People have even compared the "S" shape of Vietnam with a yoke that has two baskets of rice on either end, one the Red River Delta in the north, and the other the Mekong Delta in the south. … [Read more...] about On fertile agricultural land, Vietnam’s shooting itself in the foot
Tra Vinh farmers harvest mud crab for Tet, earn high profit
Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) - Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh are entering the mud crab harvest for Tet (Lunar New Year) and earning a high profit of 30 - 35 million VND (1,300 - 1,500 USD) per hectare as demand is high for the coming holiday, which falls on January 25. In the province, farmers harvest three mud crab crops a year, including one for Tet, as it takes about four months from breeding until harvest. Farmers in the province, which is one of the delta’s largest mud crab producers, breed mud crabs mostly in the coastal areas of Cau Ngang, Duyen Hai and Chau Thanh districts and Duyen Hai town. Nguyen Van Hue, who breeds mud crabs in Chau Thanh’s Long Hoa commune, said most mud crab farmers earned high profits last year because of high prices. Mud crabs are purchased by traders at prices between 150,000-320,000 VND (6.5-14 USD) a kilo depending on their gender and size. The province’s mud crabs are sold locally and other localities, … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh farmers harvest mud crab for Tet, earn high profit
