Farmers in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province have started breeding eels to prevent the fish species from becoming extinct.

Fishermen in the central region have seen bumper catches and big profits during Tết (the Lunar New Year).

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ received 700,000 tourists during Tết (Lunar New Year), 10 per cent higher than last year, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

HCM City authorities hope to have at least 15-20 per cent of school children travelling by bus by 2020.

With large numbers of people returning home to HCM City after Tết (the Lunar New Year), highways in the Cửu Long (Mekong) delta are clogged with vehicles.

Some VNĐ1 billion (US$44,000) was awarded by a local talent fund in the southern province of An Giang yesterday to 173 teachers and students who displayed outstanding academic performances.

A father and son were killed when a four-seat car caught fire near a tourism site in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Tuesday.

On every 4th day of the Lunar New Year, Đồng Kỵ villagers hold a firecracker procession to celebrate General Thiên Cương, who is the tutelary god of the village and the one who led locals to fight foreign invaders.

Đà Nẵng City’s agricultural sector plans to develop greenhouse vegetable projects in the coming years.