The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An plans to invest more than VNĐ1.24 trillion (US$53 million) to develop brackish water shrimp cultivation in the 2020 – 25 period, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A total of 273 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Malaysia have arrived in Việt Nam on a specially arranged repatriation flight Sunday evening.

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Sunday afternoon, marking 24 days without community transmission in the country, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

As many as 276 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Vancouver, Canada, on Friday and Saturday.

The daughter of a Filipino fisherman who has been rescued after 17 days adrift has thanked the Vietnamese authorities for helping to save her father.

COVID-19 had brought with it misery and hard times for everyone. But don't forget the animals at Thủ Lệ Zoo who have also had it tough. And now the heat is really on as the temperatures rise.