Vietnam imported flowers worth $18m for Lunar New Year
This is a sharp increase of 46.8 per cent against last year, according to the General Department of Customs.
The countries witnessing a high surge in export value of these products to Vietnam included the Netherlands (up 76 per cent to $5 million compared to before Tết last year) and China (up 80.8 per cent to $3.6 million).
This year’s imported products included fresh flowers and living ornamental plants reaching $7.9 million, accounting for 43.8 per cent of the total import value. They included orchids, rhododendron, dumb cane plants and cedrus bonsai trees.
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