The Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s biggest granary, home to a widespread network of rivers and canals, has been threatened by the rising level of salt water flowing into rice fields and farms. There have been warnings about such a situation for years, but...
Vietnam’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, and visiting New Zealand Minister for Food Safety Jo Goodhew agreed to step up cooperation in food safety between the two countries, as they met in Hanoi on Monday. Goodhew began...
Water levels on the upper section of the Mekong River are rising rapidly, said Luu Van Ninh, Director of the An Giang provincial Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre. The water level in Tan Chau town and Chau Doc city in An Giang province is...
The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment has finished appraising a waste-to-power project using thermal plasma technology proposed by Trisun Green Energy Co. The HCMC-based company plans to spend around $520 million developing the...
People and authorities in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh are struggling to survive from the worst-ever flood in history as they are confronting with a series of issues after the locality experienced the biggest rains for the past four...
Vietnam’ PM Nguyen Tan Dung has extended his sympathies and condolences to people who have had their relatives and property lost due to torrential rains and floods sweeping through several Northern provinces over the past days. As torrential rains...
About 27% of 726,693 Vietnamese students who signed up to use their scores from the two-in-one national exam for university enrolment would not be able to enter any colleges or universities next year as their scores are below the passing threshold...
Detecting and clearing explosive remnants of war is often thought of as men’s work but many women in Quang Tri province have gotten involved in such activities. “The women in our project can do whatever men can do. They are hard-working and careful...
An information exhibition on AO/Dioxin opened at Quang Ninh museum on July 21 marking the 54th anniversary of AO disaster and day to remember AO victims in Vietnam. The event running through August 14 also showcased handicraft products made by AO...
The Prime Minister has issued a decision providing credit packages at the Bank for Social Policies for households who have recently escaped from poverty to help them develop production and businesses to stabilize their lives and promote sustainable...
