The planting of genetically modified corn has been increasing the crops’ productivity, improving the income of farmers in northern Thái Nguyên Province and help reduce imports in the future, the provincial Sub-department of Plant Protection has said.

Authorities in Đắk Lắk Province have warned farmers not to expand the area under sacha inchi, also called wild peanut, since demand for it is not consistent.

Surgeons of Đức Giang General Hospital in Hà Nội successfully operated on a male patient with acute appendicitis last weekend, despite his internal organs being in different places than most people.

The HCM City Padiatrics No 2 Hospital and CHU Grenoble, a leading French university hospital, signed a co-operation agreement on training of paediatricians at the 7^th Việt Nam-France Pediatrics Conference that wrapped on Wednesday at the HCM City Paediatrics No 2 Hospital.

Multidimensional poverty (MDP) in Việt Nam witnessed a significant drop from 15.9 per cent in 2012 to 9.1 per cent in 2016 with some six million people escaping from poverty.

The southeastern province of Bình Phước has said it will add six more solar energy projects with a total capacity of 850MWp to its master plan.

Bình admitted to police that she hoped to earn $100,000 from the enterprise, but after some negotiation, the sum of money dropped to $70,000.

The Project of Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta in Trà Vinh Province (AMD Trà Vinh) has helped locals implement 53 production models since 2015, according to its co-ordinating board.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Wednesday spoke highly of the active role and contributions of the Catholic community to the national building and development cause while visiting the Archdiocese of HCM City on the occasion of the Christmas and New Year holidays.