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Agriculture's share of GDP has declined in recent years, falling from 42% in 1989, to 26% in 1999. [1] In 2023, agriculture and forestry accounted for about 12% of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP). [2] However, agricultural employment was much higher than agriculture's share of GDP; in 2005, approximately 60 percent of the employed labor ...
During 2008, the Vietnam Food Association, had set a target of record production of 36.5 million tonnes of rice. [5] However, during 2010 rice industry is under serious threat due to a heat wave of above 35 °C (95 °F) for at least three consecutive months as of March, 2010 indicating a likely drop in rice production. [1] [2]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD, Vietnamese: Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn) is a government ministry responsible for rural development and the governance, promotion and nurturing of agriculture and the agriculture industry, in Vietnam. The purview of the Ministry includes forestry, aquaculture ...
“In San Francisco, one in three residents is an immigrant and nearly 43% of our population over the age of 5 speaks a language other than English at home,” Jorge Rivas Jr., executive director ...
Little Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn nhỏ or Tiểu Sài Gòn) is a name given to ethnic enclaves of expatriate Vietnamese mainly in English-speaking countries. Alternate names include Little Vietnam and Little Hanoi (mainly in historically communist nations), depending on the enclave's political history. To avoid political undertones due to ...
Income. In 2019, the median household income for U.S.-born Vietnamese Americans was $82,400 [7] As a relatively-recent immigrant group, most Vietnamese Americans are either first or second generation Americans. As many as one million people five years of age and older speak Vietnamese at home, making it the fifth-most-spoken language in the U.S.
History of Vietnam. Until French colonization in the middle of the 19th century, the economy of Vietnam was mainly agrarian and village-oriented. However, French colonizers deliberately developed the regions differently, designating the South for agricultural production and the North for manufacturing. Though the plan exaggerated regional ...
Little Saigon is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in East San Jose. It is a hub for Silicon Valley 's Vietnamese community and one of the largest Little Saigons in the world, [1] as San Jose has more Vietnamese residents than any city outside of Vietnam. [2] Vietnamese Americans and immigrants in San Jose make up ten percent of ...