Three Vietnamese scientists awarded Alexandre Yersin prize

The Swiss Vietnamese Medical Association (HELVIETMED) announced that three Vietnamese scientists have won the Alexandre Yersin Prize for outstanding medical publications for Vietnamese medical researchers, according to the Swiss Consulate General in HCM City.

Đồng Nai speeds up key transport projects

The southern province of Đồng Nai has mobilised all resources to speed up the progress of several major transport projects, including the Long Thành International Airport.

Central region prepares for Storm Noul

Central provinces to be hit by Storm Noul banned vessels from going out to sea on Thursday as the tropical storm is forecast to make landfall on Friday morning.

Trà Vinh loses $43m to saltwater intrusion, drought damage

Saltwater intrusion and drought in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh caused a total damage of VNĐ1 trillion (US$43 million) to agricultural production in the 2019 – 20 dry season, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Opportunities await husbandry sector over next decade

The outlook for Việt Nam's livestock market was bright over the next ten years as the population grows to nearly 107 million with an average income of US$10,000, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.

Man donates family cemetery land to build school

Hundreds of students and teachers of Xăm Khoè Secondary have received an education over the last decade, thanks to Hà Minh Thiết's donation of nearly 8,000 sq.m of his family’s cemetery land in 2010 to build the school in Mai Châu District’s Xăm Khoè Commune, the northern province of Hoà Bình.

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