Salt: integral ingredient of sumo stars' art
World 15:28 10/06/2026Paris will be the setting next weekend for one of Japan's oldest martial art forms, sumo wrestling, but an unheralded star of the major two-day tournament will be 100 percent French: the 200 kilograms of customized Guerande salt ordered by organizers.
Salt farmers toil under scorching 40-degree heat in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa
Vietnam News 18:35 27/05/2026The hottest days of the year are also the busiest time for dozens of salt farmers in Hoa Loc Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, who take advantage of such weather conditions to produce salt under the blazing sun.
Ho Chi Minh City residents consume too much salt: health body
Ho Chi Minh City 09:35 21/05/2025People in Ho Chi Minh City consume an average of 8.5 grams of salt per day, significantly exceeding the World Health Organization’s recommended daily limit of less than five grams, the city’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said.
Vietnam’s state-run chemical giant seeks exit from loss-making mining project in Laos
Economy 19:01 19/02/2019Fifteen years after pouring millions of U.S. dollars into the project, the Vietnamese investor is now eyeing a withdrawal
The woman who found wealth in the sea
In-Depth 17:30 10/03/2014A woman in the central province of Quang Ngai has gone from rags to riches thanks to her successful squid business
