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Mekong Delta agricultural output has dropped as many seafood breeders have stopped working, complaining bitterly that they don’t have access to the loans they need.   Mekong Delta seafood packers crying for workers Fish stories abound at Vietnam Seafood Festival < />Seafood export target seen unattainable    The farmers...

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VnnNews – Vietnam will resume the export of tra fish to Russia in May 2010, according to Deputy Minister of MARD Luong Le Phuong. VnnNews – Vietnam will resume the export of tra fish to Russia in May 2010, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong.   Tra fish exports start leaping Tra...

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Blue-ear pig disease spreads to 13 provinces and cities; Longest trans-mountain tunnel in Vietnam completed; 400 Vietnamese infected with tuberculosis daily; Expats to promote earth-friendly lifestyle Blue-ear pig disease spreads to 13 provinces and cities Blue-ear pig disease has spread to 13 provinces and cities nationwide, announced...

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VnnNews – The fall in domestic salt prices that are hurting farmers badly has not been caused by imports that the government has allowed. Thousands of tonnes of salt produced by farmers in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are piling up with no dealers visiting the farms despite the sharp fall in prices.Bien told a press conference on Wednesday...

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Unsafe food has become a hot topic in Vietnam. But is it a media induced panic or should Vietnamese people be very concerned about what they are eating? Maized fried by used fat. Unsafe food has become a burning issue in Vietnam. Vietnamese people have never had to face so many public food scares. And the risks go way beyond simple stomach...

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Resources mobilized to fight droughts, insect pests; More than 4 million needy people get support for Tet; Vietnam’s bio-diversity project introduced at UN; VND400 billion given to poor people at Tet  Resources mobilized to fight droughts, insect pests  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a dispatch to a number of provinces,...

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Vietnamese rice exporters will not be significantly affected by the AFTA, which zeroed out tariff on exports among six member countries of ASEAN, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. VnnNews – Vietnamese rice exporters will not be significantly affected by the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), which zeroed...

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The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) will not have a significant impact on rice exporters, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. VnnNews – The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), which zeroed out tariffs on imports among six member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

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Vietnam furniture exports set to bounce back next year; Sugar, cane prices up in delta as demand soars; Vietnam to import 6 tons gold; Hanoi makes it easy to establish a new business Vietnam furniture exports set to bounce back next year    Vietnam’s furniture exports are expected to rise 10 percent to US$3 billion in 2010,...

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