A reaction plan to the African swine fever (ASF) is being developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development after pigs were found infected with the disease in neighbouring countries.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have begun harvesting the winter –spring rice crop in areas where it was sowed early, and yields are high.

Salt producers in the southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu have been busy with their harvest in recent days thanks to the good weather around Tết.

The central province of Quảng Nam has introduced the first hi-tech shrimp farming projects in Thăng Bình District’s Coastal Bình Hải Commune on 6.5 hectares with a total investment of VNĐ33 billion (US$1.5 million).

Minister of National Defence Ngô Xuân Lịch has urged agencies to seek local and foreign resources in capital and technologies to implement the first phase of a US-funded project to resolve dioxin contamination at Biên Hoà airbase in Đồng Nai Province, which is expected to begin in April.

The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoRea) has recommended that the People’s Committee be more selective about giving licences to high-rise buildings. 

Everyday fully-loaded motorbikes reach the most remote areas of Cư Prao Commune in Ma Đ’rắc District, Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk to distribute fresh food and essential items. They are the life-blood of the remote ethic areas.

The number of people admitted to hospital with dengue fever in HCM City has increased sharply so far this year though it is not the peak disease season, according to the city Preventive Medicine Centre.

The southern province of Sóc Trăng is continuing to offer preferential policies to encourage the development of agricultural production and consumption models as well as economic efficiency among farmers.