Popular Vietnamese products sold on Amazon at exorbitant prices
VOV.VN - Popular Vietnamese products are being sold in many Japanese supermarkets and on websites at prices which are several times higher than in Vietnam.
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Jackfruit nuts are thrown away in Vietnam but are quite a popular product in Japan. A pack of jackfruit nuts is sold at VND200,000 per kilo in Japanese supermarkets. |
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| A 10cm chunk of banana trunk costs VND280,000 in some Japanese supermarkets. |
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| Tam bop (Japanese name Sutoroberi tomato) (English name Strawberry Tomato) grows wild in Vietnam but a kilo of Strawberry Tomatoes can cost VND700,000 in Japan. |
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| Japanese people think the “Strawberry Tomato’ fruit has many health benefits. |
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A box of Hao Hao instant noodles (30 packs) is sold for VND500,000 on Amazon’s Japanese website, five times higher than their price in Vietnam. |
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A bottle of Nam Ngu fish sauce is VND140,000, 6 times higher than the price in Vietnam. |
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Dried jackfruit costs VND160,000 per pack, 3-4 times higher than in Vietnam. |
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| A fresh banana leaf is for sale at VND500,000 on Amazon’s Japanese website, while they are often thrown away in Vietnam. |
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| A bottle of Chinsu soya sauce costs VND160,000, 8-9 times higher than the cost in Vietnam. |
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Eggplant has become a Japanese specialty, and a tin can set buyers back by nearly VND200,000. |
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Vietnamese coffee is more expensive in foreign markets. A box of coffee G7 (16 packs) becomes quite expensive at VND200,000. |
