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Hoà’s pigs enjoy their natural habitat. - VNS Photo Khoa Thư Viet Nam News By Khoa Thư QUẢNG TRỊ - A herd of pigs runs up a high hill, in front of them, a vast farm spreads out, reaching the horizon. The image may be strange for most Vietnamese people, with the mindset that domestic livestock are usually kept in cages. Nguyễn Thị Hoà’s farm in Triệu Thượng Commune, Quảng Trị Province, offers pigs precious freedom that their fellow animals rarely enjoy. “We are the first and also the only farm in the whole area that rears pigs in their natural habitat,” Hoà said. “They find and eat whatever they like. They run as far as they can, to every corner of this 10 ha farm. Our pork, therefore, has distinct characteristics of colour, taste and balanced fat ratio that normal farms cannot offer,” she added. Pork, however, is not the only specialty offered by Hoà. Up to 1,500 chickens are also farmed on the space. Instead of simply pouring instant pre-mixed food out of bags, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese agriculture, but not as you know it

Hotels and restaurants in HCMC offer mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival By Minh Tuan Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers’ mooncakes - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE HOTEL HCMC - Hotels and restaurants across HCMC have launched their mooncake collections for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second biggest festival for Vietnamese family reunion after the traditional Lunar New Year. Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers The Sheraton Saigon mooncake collection "Traditional & Artisanal" includes an assortment of eight handmade mooncake varieties, with or without egg yolk, ranging from timeless flavors of white lotus, pandan lotus, black sesame, mixed nuts or dried scallop XO to modern renditions such as coffee, green tea and cranberry to suit every taste bud. The Tower Box is priced at VND1,288,000 net per box of four 220-gram pieces, VND1,188,000 net per box of four 150-gram pieces while the Square Box costs VND1,088,000 net per box of four 220-gram pieces and VND998,000 net per … [Read more...] about Hotels and restaurants in HCMC offer mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival

At the launch ceremony of the Charity Meal Project, 500 kilos of pork and 1,000 chicken eggs were presented to shelters, social welfare centres and nursing homes in HCM City and Cần Thơ. — VNS Photo Gia Lộc Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Charity Meal Project on Tuesday was launched in HCM City to provide free pork, rice and other food items to shelters, centres and nursing homes that take care of people with disabilities and the elderly throughout the country. At the launch ceremony, 500 kilos of pork and 1,000 chicken eggs were presented to Thị Nghè Social Welfare Centre for Orphans with Serious Disabilities, Thạnh Lộc Social Welfare Centre for Paralysed People, Thiên Ân Shelter and Vinh Sơn Old People’s Nursing Home, all in HCM City, and the Cần Thơ Social Work Centre. The project’s volunteers visited the Thị Nghè Social Welfare Centre for Orphans with Serious Disabilities in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District to cook with the centre’s staff. The meals were made with pork, … [Read more...] about Charity Meal programme launched in HCM City

Veterinary staff vaccinate ducks against bird flu. – VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has around 4.3 million poultry, 4.2 per cent up from the same time last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. It has produced more than 5,780 tonnes of poultry meat and 208 million eggs so far this year, up 7.5 per cent and 2 per cent year-on-year. The breeding is done mostly by households, with each raising 50 - 100 birds, usually ducks and chickens. Many farmers also breed 2,000 – 10,000 free-range ducks on their rice fields. This fetches them a large income since they do not have to buy food for the birds, which forage in the fields. The province’s Agriculture Extension Centre is developing a poultry farming model using advanced breeding techniques in 2017-20. Breeders are encouraged to use probiotic liners on the ground in their facilities to prevent disease outbreaks and reduce the pollution caused by … [Read more...] about An Giang develops advanced poultry breeding model

Grand Mercure Danang offers Mother’s Day buffet The Saigon Times Daily The Chinese brunch buffet at the Grand Mercure Danang’s Golden Dragon Restaurant is an opportunity for guests to show the love for their mothers this Mother’s Day, May 12 - PHOTO: COURTESY OF GRAND MERCURE DANANG HCMC - Grand Mercure Danang is putting on a Chinese brunch buffet at Golden Dragon Restaurant on May 12 to celebrate Mother’s Day. The starter and salad station emphasizes the freshness of the ingredients while the live station enhances aromas and warmth, stimulates the five senses, and increases the appetite with roasted chicken, caramelized pork belly with quail eggs, Greasyback shrimp with salt and chili, and stuffed calamari with pan seared mushroom and tomato sauce simply prepared and expertly executed on the spot. The live and hotpot stations offer a variety of meat, seafood and vegetables served with fresh and dried noodles. A must-try is the restaurant’s signature dim sum such … [Read more...] about Grand Mercure Danang offers Mother’s Day buffet

Only the Thais should be jubilant By Nguyen Duy Nghia A Thai trade fair in HCMC – PHOTO: THANH HOA At a press conference held in Hanoi to disseminate information on Thai Festival 2019, the Thai ambassador to Vietnam expressed optimism about the possible achievement of the goal of Vietnam-Thailand bilateral trade hitting US$20 billion by 2020. This target was set at the third meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Committee on Trade in August 2018, which also aims to even out the trade balance between the two nations. Given what has happened to bilateral trade to date, only the Thai side should be happy with this. In 2015-2017, the two-way trade between Vietnam and Thailand grew 15.5% per year on average. In 2018, it amounted to US$17.673 billion, a rise of 13.6% from the preceding year. The figure for the first six months of 2019 was US$8.809 billion, up 9.3% year-on-year. While Thailand is Vietnam’s largest trading partner in ASEAN, Vietnam is Thailand’s second after … [Read more...] about Only the Thais should be jubilant