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Located in the northwestern edge of Lao Cai Province's Bat Xat District, the Y Ty highlands are more than 2,000m above sea level, which gives it a mild climate all year round, and the single administrative commune of Y Ty is separated by high mountains. The terraced fields in Ngai Thau are getting ripe now. — VNS Photos Cao Huong That's why when you get to Y Ty Commune, it feels like entering a secluded community. The climate can be very harsh during winter, when the temperature can fall below zero, making life here tough for locals, so when it's cool, and the rice on terrace fields is ripe and harvested, the whole area wakes up after a long nap. The terraced fields around Y Ty are famous for the spectacular man-made construction on steep slopes wrapping around the mountains. Kids in Y Ty are as joyful as kids anywhere. Life in Y Ty revolves around tending the fields, planting rice and corn for food. Life can be tough here for much of the year, but … [Read more...] about Harvest season begins in the mountains of Y Ty Commune

Hon Khoi is located in Ninh Hoa Town, south-central Khanh Hoa Province, about 45 kilometers from Nha Trang's center. Covering ​​about 400 hectares, it is considered one of the largest salt fields in Vietnam. A busy day of salt workers here begins at dawn and ends amid the glorious sunset. From early morning, seawater is pumped into the fields. Under the scorching sun, farmers gather the salt into small mounds to dry. At sunset, they collect the salt for processing. The more sunny it is, the more salt could be harvested. The salt harvest lasts from around April to July with the emergence of hot winds and high UV counts. The scene of salt workers wearing conical hats, carrying baskets of pure white salt across mirror-like water surface, which reflects the blue sky, is a beautiful example of people connecting with nature. The salt field resembles a giant mirror, reflecting every … [Read more...] about Salt harvest a labor of love in Nha Trang

In late January, when a Covid-19 outbreak occurred in Dong Trieu Town of Quang Ninh province, urgent measures were needed to deal with the emergency. At 1pm on January 27, before getting into a car to go to the National Conference Center to attend the Party Congress, Nguyen Xuan Ky, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Party Committee, received bad news: a security officer at Van Don Airport had tested positive to SARS-nCoV-2. Four hours later, Ky received further information: Dong Trieu Town, which borders Hai Duong, a Covid epicenter, was very likely to become a hotbed. He was informed that 19 people with direct contact with infected patients had been found. They had had close contacts with a female patient, born in 1989, residing in Hung Dao commune in Chi Linh City in Hai Duong, who was discovered positive for coronavirus after going to Japan as a guest worker. She was a worker at Poyun Company in the Cong Hoa Industrial Zone in Chi Linh City. But this was not all. On the next … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh’s Party Secretary, Chairman go to center of Covid-19 hotbed

Lychees are sterilised before being shipped to Japan. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam expects to gain 8-10 billion USD from shipping fruits and vegetables abroad, with revenue of processed products accounting for at least 30 percent of the total by 2030. Under a project to develop the fruit and vegetable process sector during 2021-2030 recently approved by the Prime Minister, Vietnam targets to attract investment in 50-60 fruit and vegetable processing establishments , and build several modern groups and enterprises who have good competitive capacity. With a view to achieving the goals, Vietnam will invest heavily to improve processing ability, give priority to processing key fruits and vegetables which have high values, set up material zones, and develop markets for the products. The project laid stress on the necessity to build processing and packaging facilities and storage warehouses and install suitable equipment to reduce post-harvest losses. Besides, it is … [Read more...] about Vietnam targets 10 billion USD from fruit, vegetable exports by 2030

Harvest of the 2020 – 21 winter – spring rice in Kiên Giang Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải HCM CITY – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has harvested the 2020 – 21 winter – spring rice crop with farmers successfully avoiding the impacts of saltwater intrusion and managing high yields and getting high prices, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. More than one million of the 1.59 million hectares planted have been harvested so far, with an average yield of seven tonnes per hectare, 214kg higher than the last winter – spring rice and the highest in the last five years. The country’s rice granary reduced the area under the grain by 27,210ha this season, fearful of possible saltwater intrusion in rivers. Fragrant and speciality varieties accounted for more than 21 per cent and high-quality varieties for 60 per cent, a slight increase from last year. On the instructions of local authorities, farmers started sowing the crop in October last year, … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta has excellent winter – spring rice crop