VietNamNet Bridge – China has kicked off its plan to tighten control over farm produce imports from Vietnam by raising technical barriers.

Forests in the districts of Son Ha, Tay Tra and Son Tay in the central province of Quang Ngai are being cut down to sell unripe Sterculia lychnophora beans, which locals call “uoi”, to sell to Chinese businesspeople.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese merchants have been collecting shrimps in many provinces and cities without licenses, disturbing the domestic market now and causing long term damages.

People have been flocking to the forests to collect forestry products to sell to Chinese merchants, making the special use forest resources depleted and hindering the local socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Making "fevers" for leeches by increasing the prices, after collecting leeches at the old prices, Chinese traders sold leeches to Vietnamese traders at high prices and disappeared.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese businessmen continue rousing the Vietnamese farm produce market, “deploying troops” at all market segments and applying the same attack methods.

VietNamNet Bridge – The specific purpose of buying dried buffalo dung is still a mystery.