Mekong delta tour vietnam

ĐỒNG THÁP — Famers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp have switched to growing Thái (Thai) jackfruit on around 1,000ha from other fruits and low-yield rice since it fetches a higher income. … [Read more...] about Farmers in Mekong Delta province switch to more lucrative Thái jackfruit

Local tourism agencies announced that many tours to and from Can Tho have been cancelled. Dong Thap province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism forecasts that the number of arrivals would decrease by 50 percent. Can Tho and Dong Thap asked tourism areas to focus on upgrading facilities, building new attractions and tours, and training staff to be ready to welcome visitors when the Covid-19 epidemic ends. They also asked tourism agencies, hotels and restaurants to create tourism promotion plans, discount programmes, and new tourism products. An Giang province is preparing for an annual Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival on Sam Mountain in Chau Doc town. It will be held from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month, or May 15-19. Nguyen Khanh Hiep, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: “The province expects to welcome a huge number of visitors during the festival.” According to the Kien Giang province’s … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta sees fall in tourist arrivals

Huỳnh Thị Nương, who intercrops this and other fruits in her orchard in Tiền Giang Province’s Cai Lậy District, said she earned more than VNĐ8 million (US$350) from selling Thai jackfruit at VNĐ42,000 per kilogramme before Tết (the Lunar New Year). … [Read more...] about Delta jackfruit farmers earn big profits

Vietnam's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix will take place in Hanoi in April as planned, organizers told AFP on Tuesday, avoiding the fate of the Chinese Grand Prix which was postponed over the deadly coronavirus outbreak. … [Read more...] about Vietnam F1 Grand Prix gets go-ahead despite virus fears

Mr. Dam Van Hung, the owner of Huong Mien Tay fruit trading facility in Ben Tre Province, the leading green-skinned exporter in the Mekong Delta, said that the price of green-skinned pomelos has declined sharply and farmers in Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, and Soc Trang provinces have been looking for traders but fruit trading facilities neglect to buy as consumption has been facing difficulties. According to Mr. Hung, normally, his facility collects around 60 tons of green-peeled pomelos every day from farmers in the Mekong Delta and even the Southeast region of Vietnam. However, at this time, his facility can buy a maximum of around 6-7 tons per day though the price of pomelos is much lower compared to before the lunar New Year as exporting agricultural products via cross-border trade has been tightened since the outbreak of the Covid-19. Therefore, it is difficult for fruit trading facilities to transport green-skinned pomelos to the Chinese market. The solution currently applied … [Read more...] about Price of green-skinned pomelos falls sharply due to poor consumption