Why Chinese businessmen only trick Vietnamese? Scholars have pointed out that Chinese businessmen have been scouring every corner in the rural areas of ![]() A group of researchers, including Dr. Truong Duy Hoa, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Van and Dr. Nguyen Hong Quang from the South East Asia Institute of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, has noted that Chinese businessmen have been playing dirty tricks only in “I have not heard of any cases occurring in Dr. Nguyen Hong Quang, Head of the Division on Thailand & Myanmar Division, also said that he found no report about the presence of Chinese businessmen in Dr. Hoa, Head of the Division on “I believe that Chinese businessmen flock to He explained that “I cannot understand why the government agencies let Chinese businessmen enter Vietnamese government agencies kept silent amid the comments by observers that Chinese businessmen tried to trick Vietnamese and sabotage the national economy. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently raised its voice warning about the Chinese businessmen hunting for farm produce in many provinces of The ministry’s Domestic Market Department said it has contacted local trade departments and competent agencies in the provinces, where Chinese have come and collected produce in large quantities. Directors of the local trade departments have met farmers to discuss the matter. Vo Van Quyen, Director of the Domestic Market Department, said that Vietnamese farmers have had changes in their awareness of doing business with foreign businessmen. Farmers have been recommended to deal with the businessmen who can show their addresses and make transactions with commercial contracts. In many cases, Chinese had vanished after they were asked about the things. Chinese have been flocking to In general, Chinese come to rural areas and place orders for some products with local merchants, promising sky high prices. The merchants would collect produce in the locality for reselling to them. However, the businessmen would not come back to get deliveries, leaving Vietnamese farmers suffer from the unsold useless products. Chinese once collected dragon fruit at high prices but then suddenly stopped buying, resulting in hundreds of trucks of dragon fruit unsold. They also suddenly stopped buying water melon, which then led to the melon price in Mekong Delta tumble from VND8,000 to VND1,300 per kilo. Dat Viet |
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