Hanoi Decorates Streets with China-sourced Flowers despite Gov’t Call for Home-made Products Purchase

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The move met strong protest from nationalists who said Hanoi should buy the same flowers produced by local farms to protect local production.

Ho Guom Management Unit and the flower provider affirmed that the flowers were produced in Vietnam’s central city of Da Lat. However, they failed to explain why the flowers were packed in carton boxes with Chinese letters.

By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 14, 2015

Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have imported China-sourced flowers for decorating the city’s main streets to celebrate the 70th National Day in the context the Vietnamese government is calling for buying home-made products.

Local residents found that in the heart of Hanoi–Hoan Kiem lake and surrounding streets–workers were planting flowers from carton boxes which were labeled with Chinese characters. According to the labels, the flowers were made in China’s southern province of Hunan.

The move met strong protest from nationalists who said Hanoi should buy the same flowers produced by local farms to protect local production.

In response, Ho Guom Management Unit and the flower provider affirmed that the flowers were produced in Vietnam’s central city of Da Lat. However, they failed to explain why the flowers were packed in carton boxes with Chinese letters.

During the past several years, Vietnam’s government has launched a national campaign to call local residents to purchase home-made products.

Meanwhile, Vietnam is planning to hold a grand parade in Hanoi with the participation of 30,000 people to mark the 70th National Day (Sept. 2). The government will use cannon and fireworks for the event.

The plan met strong protests from local dissidents who said the country should economize amid difficulties.

Vietnam’s public debt is estimated to $110 billion in late 2014, accounts for 59.6% of the country’s gross domestic products (GDP), according to the World Bank.