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Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – February 18

Tuoitrenews briefs the most updated news published on Tuoi Tre Newspaper on February 18

Tea to brew up high profits in 2012

Tea and coffee and are two commodities forecast to bring big profits to investors this year thanks to their 100 percent localisation scale, economists said.

Vietnam to build livestock disease map

HCMC – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is collecting ideas from related agencies to prepare for the promulgation of an animal and poultry disease map.

Possible seed shortage to hurt Dalat farmers

HCMC – A new regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will lead numerous veggie and flower farmers to lack seeds and seedlings, according to the Dalat Flower Association.

Many veterinary drug producers on verge of dissolution

HCMC – Many enterprises working in the veterinary drug industry would be forced to dissolve their business in case their products failed to meet the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

Gov’t seeks to promote agriculture insurance

HCMC - An online conference named “Agriculture Insurance – Farmer Security” was held on Wednesday by the Government web portal with an aim to promote agriculture insurance following policies of support from the Government.

Cashew export prices on the up

The quantity of cashew nuts exported from Vietnam in the first seven months of this year is reported to have reached 84,000 tonnes with a turnover of 656 million USD.

More qualify as rice-export firms

Viet Nam had 44 companies that reached the necessary standards to obtain a licence to export rice under Decree 109 issued by the Government on the management of rice exports, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Fishermen likely to receive Gov’t subsidies

HCMC – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has completed surveys on the impacts of the recent rise of diesel oil price on fishermen, and would propose the Government to give subsidies to help them continue fishing.

Vietnam, Cambodia boost agricultural cooperation

Vietnam and Cambodia will jointly implement some 20 cooperative projects in agricultural science and technology, quarantine, forestry and seafood with a total investment of nearly 365 billion VND (over 17 million USD) between now and 2020.

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Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

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