The supply of speciality fruits in the Mekong Delta for the coming Tet
(Lunar New Year), which falls in mid-February, will be scarce because
unfavourable weather has affected output, according to farmers.
In
recent days, the price of speciality fruit like Nam Roi grapefruit,
green-peel and pink-flesh grapefruit and Hoa Loc mango has risen because
of low supply.
Vietnam’s export of footwear to Thailand has increased sharply in the
past four years, jumping from 6.6 million USD in 2010 to 25.87 million
USD in 2013.
Many footwear companies in the south have received export orders until
July and August this year, signalling a successful year for the
industry, reported Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.
Negotiations over Vietnam’s joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
are underway. General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Leather and
Footwear Association Nguyen Van Khanh spoke with Vietnam Investment
Review about the possible implications of the TPP on the local leather
and footwear industry.
The Hai Phong City People’s Court on August 1 reviewed and announced the
final sentences given to defendants involved in “destroying property,
irresponsibility and causing serious consequences” in relation to a case
of coercive land reclamation in Vinh Quang commune, Tien Lang District.
The first-instance trial of five local officials involved in a land
eviction case in Tien Lang district, Hai Phong City, concluded on
April 10 after three days of sitting with several jail sentences.
Investigative police in northern Hai Phong port city have decided to
take legal proceeding against the former chairman of Tien Lang
district’s People’s Committee, Le Van Hien, for his alleged misconduct
in an unlawful land seizure in his locality in 2012.
Canada’s Governor General David Johnston talked with students of the
University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi on Nov. 17 during
his current State-level visit to the country.
Off-season fruit harvests have been poor in most provinces in the Mekong
delta, but prices have risen as export demand soars and sales for Tet
(Lunar New Year) holiday increase.
Leather and footwear exports rose 13.8 percent in the first seven
months to 2.75 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Leather and
Footwear Association.
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