HCM City’s annual I-Star Awards honour innovation, start-ups

The HCM City Department of Science and Technology on October 19 presented the I-Star Awards to 12 individuals, companies, a State office, and a school for outstanding solutions, products, and incubation activities related to starting up businesses and innovation.

Trà Vinh expands organic peanut farms

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has encouraged more farmers to grow peanuts with organic fertiliser and less irrigation water to save labour costs and improve income.

Lack of adequate drainage causes serious flooding in Vinh City

While officials in Vinh City attributed the worst flooding in the city’s history to excessive rainfall, local residents said a lack of adequate drainage and rapid urbanisation were the main causes of the inundation, Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper reported.

Bạc Liêu focuses on renewable energy industry

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Bạc Liêu will maximise the potential and capacity of the province to develop the renewable energy industry, according to  Dương Thành Trung, chairman of the provincial People Committee.

No end point in building new-style countryside: PM

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc highlighted that there is no such thing as the end for the building new-style rural areas programme while addressing a national conference held in the northern province of Nam Định on Saturday.

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