Vietnamese avocado is expected to enter the US
According to Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam is in the process of getting a licence to export avocado to the US.
The Vietnam Trade Office’s branch in San Francisco said avocados are mainly sold at big supermarkets with large volumes, so they must meet the high requirements of the US market.
To enter the US market, avocados must meet the minimum requirements of the regulations on maturity, color and weight. Avocados must be intact, clean and without insects.
Therefore, small-scale exporters often face many difficulties in accessing this market due to lack of experience or linkage with supply chains. In addition, the process of transporting avocados from farms to the market is a huge challenge.
Vietnam must require exporters ensure they have quality certificates, establish trust with partners in the supply chain by strong commitment on quality and information transparency in implementing export contracts.
If Vietnam’s farmers have qualified production as well as suitable investment and market approaches for avocados, they can gain high turnover from exporting this kind of fruit to a difficult market like the US, the office said.
Introducing quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine in France
“Vietnamese Cuisine Day in France” will take place on October 17th-18th in Perpignan, a city on the Mediterranean coast, southern France.
French Ambassador to Vietnam Bertrand Lortholary tries Vietnamese Pho. (Photo: toquoc.vn)
The two-day event attracted the participation of about 500 guests being representatives of French political circles, businesses related to cuisine-tourism, restaurants, hotels, French chefs, the community of Vietnamese people in France and some European countries.
The program will include performances and introductions about the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine in association with localities which have UNESCO-recognized heritages.
This is the first time the Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO Affairs coordinated with the Association of Vietnamese Chef to select and introduce some dishes that are the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine.
Vietnam among world’s top 30 countries to work, make friends, raise family
The US financial and business news website Business Insider has named Vietnam among the world’s top 30 countries to work, make friends and raise a family in 2019
An overview of Hanoi city. (Photo: Zing.vn)
Taken the second spot, life in Vietnam is described as a place of affordable and expats’ disposable income being more than enough to cover daily costs. People here are also happy with their career opportunities.
Every year, the InterNations expat network asks people from 187 countries and regions to rate various aspects of their home away from home, from the cost of living, to the quality of medical care, to the ease of making local friends.
This year, the network interviewed more than 20,000 expats from around the world about their lives and weighed their responses to rank the top 30 countries in the world overall./.