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The Mekong River delta, known as the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, is home to beautiful flower villages. These are prime tourist destinations in the Southeast Asian country. The largest flower village in the Mekong Delta region is Sa Dec, in the Dong Thap province. This village is 100 years old and is the largest flower supplier in southern Vietnam. Its residents earn a living mainly by growing flowers and ornamental trees. Considered the floral capital of the Mekong Delta, Sa Dec is home to around 2,500 floral varieties. These are grown across a total area of 600 hectares according to local newspapers. Flowers grow all year round in bamboo baskets on elevated racks above water in Sa Dec. Flowers are a key part of Vietnam's biggest national holiday, Tet, the Lunar New Year festival. Flowers from Sa Dec are used to decorate homes and public buildings throughout the country during this time and it is said to be the best time to visit the flower village. … [Read more...] about Watch | Inside Vietnam’s flower village

JAKARTA: When Teguh Satrio chanced upon a video on breeding dozens of catfish in a plastic bucket in late May, he was intrigued. “All it took to breed catfish was a space no bigger than a bucket? Is that true?” “I found myself browsing article after article on how to breed catfish. I spent hours that night watching tutorial videos. I wanted to know everything I could about breeding catfish. That night, I even calculated how much it would cost to breed catfish on my own,” he told CNA READ: Interest in urban farming sprouts amid COVID-19 outbreak Over the next few days, Satrio ordered a 6 sq m tarpaulin sheet, a water pump, a water purifier and several PVC pipes. The 40-year-old heavy equipment salesman then constructed the braces for his makeshift pond and brackets for his water pump out of used wooden planks he got from a neighbour who was renovating his home. Two weeks after he first saw the video, he was breeding 100 catfish on an open air deck at his two-storey … [Read more...] about Catfish, betta and flower horn: How COVID-19 spawned interest in fish keeping among Indonesians

Christmas Wonderland will be returning to Gardens by the Bay this festive season with its first-ever parade. The sixth edition of the event, which runs from Nov 29 to Dec 26, will feature illuminations inspired by the Italian region of Tuscany and other family-friendly activities, organisers Blue Sky Events said on Friday (Nov 1). The inaugural Christmas Parade will see festive characters on three different floats roving throughout the fairground on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The floats – which feature Santa on his reindeer sleigh, dancing elves and Santarinas, as well as penguins and snowmen – will also spread the holiday cheer on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Santa and reindeer sleigh float will also make an appearance on weekdays. LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW Those who dream of visiting the North Pole can get one step closer to their fantasy at the event’s new interactive Santa’s Workshop. After a walk through the forest and giant "snow" globes, … [Read more...] about Gardens by the Bay’s Christmas Wonderland returns with new parade, Santa’s workshop

BEIJING: Taking pride of place in 28-year-old Beijing lawyer Wu Ge's bedroom are dozens of small figurines displayed on clear plastic shelves with designs ranging from cherubic dolls to characters from Japan's Pokemon series. Wu estimates that she has spent more than 5,000 yuan (US$766) in the past three years buying the pieces from Chinese toy seller Pop Mart International Group, amassing a collection of more than 80 figurines. Millions of young Chinese toy lovers like her are behind the popularity of Pop Mart, a Beijing-based company due to list in Hong Kong on Friday (Dec 11) after raising US$676 million in an initial public offering that priced at the top of its range, valuing the decade-old firm at as much as US$7 billion. The company's main product is "mystery" toy boxes that each hold a single figurine such as "pool babies" from the elf-like Pucky range, which Wu says are her favourite, or different versions of its best-selling character, the large-eyed, round-faced … [Read more...] about Chinese mystery box maker Pop Mart rakes in millions from millennial fans

Recently, Labyrinth hosted a table of local vegetable farmers, giving them the full weight of its Michelin-starred experience. The urban farmers, who tend crops at Edible Garden City, weren’t very much accustomed to fine dining. But they were pretty much the VIPs that night and, in fact, every night at Labyrinth – as they are the people who supply the restaurant with its herbs, flowers and vegetables. When a chef puts food on a plate, it’s the final step in a journey that begins at the source. Many chefs start their day at the market or placing orders online – but for Labyrinth’s chef-owner LG Han, his market consists of farms all over Singapore. From seafood kelongs to a quail farm, a goat’s milk dairy and more, the 34-year-old makes it a point to visit the network of local farmers he works with on a regular basis. That was why it was important to him to have Edible Garden City’s farmers over for dinner – in the spirit of exchange and understanding. Labyrinth is the only … [Read more...] about Why this Michelin star chef spends so much time on Singapore farms