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China has suspended imports of dragon fruit from Vietnam saying it found traces of the coronavirus, temporarily halting a $1 billion market as Beijing continues its vigorous testing of inbound food shipments for evidence of the pathogen. Imports of the tropical fruit have been suspended for a week beginning Wednesday, Vietnam’s trade ministry said on its website. Authorities in China’s Guangxi region, bordering Vietnam, informed the ministry of the halt, saying the coronavirus was found on packaging and cardboard boxes shipped from Quang Ninh province. “It is quite a rare incident,” said Dang Phuc Nguyen, general secretary of Vietnam Vegetable...
