Farmer grows gold ingot-shaped watermelon

Tran Thanh Liem of the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho has grown watermelons that look like a gold ingot. (Photo:SGGP)

Tran Thanh Liem of the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho has grown watermelons that look like a gold ingot. (Photo:SGGP)

A farmer in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho has managed to grown watermelons exactly in the shape of gold ingots, 38 of which he has sold in Ho Chi Minh City markets for Tet.

Tran Thanh Liem of Binh Thuy District said the price of a pair of watermelons, which he trademarked last year, is VND3 million (US$158).

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