Vietnam Airlines offers fresh lychee to fliers
The homegrown fruits are characterized by their soft, sweet texture and perfume-like scent
Vietnamese lychees sell well in Australia despite uncompetitive price
But the fruit is still facing stiff competition from Chinese rivals, especially in price
Vietnamese lychees promoted widely abroad, at home
The Australian Embassy in Hanoi on Monday published a press release to announce that the first batch of Vietnamese lychees had arrived in Australia four days earlier
Lychee harvest season comes with worries in Vietnam
The harvest of lychees is not as sweet-smelling as the fruits' taste is
Vietnamese lychees now available for sale in France
If the first batch of Vietnamese lychees is successfully sold in Paris, 7.5 more metric tons will be shipped there from now until the end of the lychee season in Vietnam
Australia opens door for Vietnamese lychees, but growers still worried
Consignments of Vietnamese lychees are now permitted to be air or sea freighted to Australia and must be inspected on arrival