Friend or foe? What was once deemed the enemy of the farmer, seems to have been given a repreive as clever growers have thought up ways to welcome saline water.

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces are taking measures to ensure that 2.56 million hectares of forests are not affected by fire during the peak of the dry season.

The HCM City Innovative Startups in Tourism competition kicked off on Saturday.

The Tân Thành Hi-tech Agricultural Co-operative in Long An Province’s Thủ Thừa District has said it will continue to expand cultivation of custard apple, dragon fruit and Cara Cara orange.

The head of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board has said inspections will be stepped up to ensure food safety.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to create a set of criteria for building model rural residential areas, gardens and farm households to submit to the Government as soon as possible. 

A ship with an alledged broken engine floating on the Đồng Nai River collided with a bridge on Sunday afternoon, causing panic to people nearby.

The Mường Khương District in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, was hit by hailstones and whirlwinds early yesterday morning, but damage was minimal.
 

 HCM City has a 115 emergency aid centre and 24 satellite stations throughout the city, but a shortage of personnel and ambulances has seriously affected the quality of service.