Bến Tre

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For southern farmers, mangosteen no longer pays

Vietnam News 26 Jun 2018

Though he has grown and sold mangosteen fruit for 20 years, Lê Văn Sơn in of the Bến Tre Province in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has gradually removed the trees from his orchard over the last two years ... ....

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Durian shortage torments Bến Tre

Vietnam News 26 Jun 2018

Though the durian harvest season is in full swing in the Mekong Cửu Long Delta Province of Bến Tre, the price of the fruit remains high since many farmers have switched to growing the fruit in the off-season and consumers have rediscovered a taste for Vietnamese durian ... ....

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Bến Tre brands unique local fruits

Vietnam News 19 Jun 2018

Authorities in the southern province of Bến Tre will focus on building brandnames for local special fruits, gaining prestige in the market and building good image that can ingrain into the consumers’ consciousness ... ....

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Bến Tre speciality fruit faces crippling decline due to saltwater intrusion

Vietnam News 16 Jun 2018

Many mangosteen farmers in Bến Tre Province have switched to other crops since yields have declined in recent years due to severe saltwater intrusion and local authorities are struggling to tackle the problem ... ....

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Coconut cuisine

Vietnam News 20 May 2018

Bến Tre Province has amazing coconuts. People in this Mekong Delta province make all sorts of dishes from coconuts ... ....

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Bến Tre seeks more investors in agriculture

Vietnam News 11 May 2018

Bến Tre Province plans to carry out more public information initiatives and other activities to encourage investment in agriculture, according to Nguyễn Hữu Lập, the deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee ... ....

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Bến Tre: Việt Nam’s coconut kingdom

Vietnam News 08 May 2018

Whenever I think of coconuts, Bến Tre Province immediately comes to mind ... ....

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Sweet news for Bến Tre farmers

Vietnam News 02 May 2018

The price of off-season rambutan in Bến Tre Province, the largest producer in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, has increased to a two-year high ... ....

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San Francisco: “We Cannot Overstate” Hazard of Scooters

Slate 17 Apr 2018

It was fun while it lasted ... Below are the photos the City Attorney released to bolster the case for a crackdown, noting, “We cannot overstate the public safety hazard that operating motorized scooters pose on City sidewalks.” Supervisor Aaron Peskin—himself no stranger to overstatement (he once compared housing construction in San Francisco to the destruction of Bến Tre )—is working on a municipal law to regulate scooter usage ... ....

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Salt prices hit 10-year high

Vietnam News 09 Apr 2018

The price of salt in Bến Tre Province has reached VNĐ1,200–1,300 per kilo this year, the highest price in the past decade ... ....

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Bến Tre to boost Xiêm coconut exports

Vietnam News 02 Apr 2018

Bến Tre Province plans to develop its renowned Xiêm coconut exports by increasing its market value and researching farming technologies and techniques ... ....

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Bến Tre pomelo, coconut GI certified

Vietnam News 17 Mar 2018

Green-skin pomelo and green Xiêm coconut, specialties of the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre, have been granted geographical indication (GI) certificate by the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) ... ....

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Bến Tre’s green Xiêm coconut gets certificate of Geographical Indication

Vietnam News 02 Mar 2018

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam has issued a registration certificate for Geographical Indication for Bến Tre Province’s green Xiêm coconut, the province Department of Science and Technology announced on Thursday (March 1) ... ....

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