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8 Vietnamese directors arrested for certificate forgery in durian export

8 Vietnamese directors arrested for certificate forgery in durian export

17 people including eight company directors have been probed in Vietnam for allegedly buying and selling cultivation codes and testing certificates used in durian exports to China, a scheme that authorities say has tarnished the country's reputation.
Durian-like Chinese sweet potatoes win over Vietnamese buyers despite triple local price

Durian-like Chinese sweet potatoes win over Vietnamese buyers despite triple local price

Durian revival drives Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to $3.9B in 7 months

Durian revival drives Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to $3.9B in 7 months

Passion fruit, banana, pineapple, coconut could be next billion-dollar exports

Passion fruit, banana, pineapple, coconut could be next billion-dollar exports

Passion fruit, banana, pineapple, and coconut are emerging as Vietnam’s next billion-dollar export items, offering strong potential to diversify the country’s fruit and vegetable sector, experts affirmed at a recent forum held in HCMC.
July 21, 2025 | 08:29 pm PT
Biotechnology key to advancing sustainable agriculture: Experts

Biotechnology key to advancing sustainable agriculture: Experts

To enhance productivity, quality, and the added value of products while safeguarding the environment, the agricultural sector should prioritize the development of biotechnology.
July 5, 2025 | 03:09 am PT
Plum prices fall to under $2/kg as good weather increases output

Plum prices fall to under $2/kg as good weather increases output

Vietnamese plum prices have fallen 30-40% from a year ago to VND20,000-50,000 (US$0.77-1.92) per kilogram thanks to a bumper harvest due to excellent weather.
June 17, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Record low prices for Chinese strawberries in Vietnam

Record low prices for Chinese strawberries in Vietnam

Chinese strawberry prices have fallen by 30% from a year ago to a record low of VND55,000 (US$2.15) per kilogram.
March 2, 2025 | 09:01 pm PT
Durian, coffee farmers rake in big bucks in 2024 on rising prices, bumper crop

Durian, coffee farmers rake in big bucks in 2024 on rising prices, bumper crop

Farmers growing durian and coffee earned up to billions of dong (VND1 billion = US$39,500) last year thanks to soaring prices or yields.
February 4, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Vietnam's Mekong Delta among world's 5 most vulnerable: WWF

Vietnam's Mekong Delta among world's 5 most vulnerable: WWF

The Mekong Delta is among the world's five most vulnerable deltas due to challenges such as climate change, sediment loss from upstream hydropower dams, freshwater scarcity, land subsidence, and saltwater intrusion, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
December 18, 2024 | 03:09 pm PT
Vietnam hopes to export fresh passion fruit to US next year

Vietnam hopes to export fresh passion fruit to US next year

Vietnam is in negotiations with the U.S. to export fresh passion fruit, and they are expected to be completed next year.
December 6, 2024 | 11:44 pm PT
Rice farmers join revolution for low emissions, high profits

Rice farmers join revolution for low emissions, high profits

Though puzzled by jargon like carbon emissions and credits, many rice farmers have been part of a clean agriculture project for over a decade, attracted by its high profits.
October 7, 2024 | 03:11 pm PT
Vegetable prices shoot up as storm Yagi destroys farms, hits transport

Vegetable prices shoot up as storm Yagi destroys farms, hits transport

Vegetable prices have shot up by up to 30% in Hanoi and other places in northern Vietnam after typhoon Yagi swept through the region, destroying crops and affecting transportation.
September 8, 2024 | 08:07 pm PT
Hanoi Red River mudflat cut off by flooding, access only by boat

Hanoi Red River mudflat cut off by flooding, access only by boat

For a month now Hanoians have relied on a small boat to reach Red River mudflat as paths leading to it are inundated.
August 25, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
Chinese traders eager to buy Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s durian from Laos

Chinese traders eager to buy Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s durian from Laos

Chinese traders are looking to buy durian from Vietnamese agriculture giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai three months before its first harvest of the fruit.
June 26, 2024 | 03:05 am PT
Chinese crawfish sold in Vietnam, import ban flouted

Chinese crawfish sold in Vietnam, import ban flouted

Live red swamp crawfish from China have been making their way into Vietnam in recent weeks despite being designated an invasive species whose import is banned.
June 14, 2024 | 09:21 pm PT
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