Eco-shrimp farming, which has been spreading in Mekong Delta provinces in recent years, is touted as a model for sustainable aquaculture development thanks to its strengths in environmental protection, low costs, and high profit.

Residents in the northern mountain province of Yên Bái are rushing to dig themselves out of mud and debris after serious floods in recent days.

The fifth National Red Cross Member Camp will see 180 members and volunteers honoured for their contributions to humanitarian activities.

The People’s Procuracy of Hà Noi has indicted eight former officials and leaders of Xuân Đỉnh Commune and Từ Liêm District for violations regarding to compensation, resettlement and land clearance work in the Tây Hồ Tây project.

The HCM City People’s Committee on July 24 signed a co-operation agreement with the Việt Nam National University HCM City until 2020 to work on eight city development projects.

Twenty-six workers, including one Vietnamese from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Joint-Stock Company, will be removed by helicopter from a flooded area this morning after the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the Lao province of Attapeu on Monday (July 23).

As of Wednesday morning, three people had died and nine others injured in a knife attack that occurred on Tuesday in Hưng Hội Commune in the Mekong Delta Province of Bạc Liêu’s Vĩnh Lợi District, an official said.

Experts discussed issues related to conditions and factors to promote natural forest restoration in localities, and contribute to ensuring ecological security and minimising damage caused by natural disasters and floods during a conference held yesterday in Hà Nội.