Local authorities must keep a close watch on the weather and prepare for the worst as two tropical depressions are heading towards Việt Nam, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.
The natural disaster destroyed or damaged 1,232 houses.
The southeastern province of Tây Ninh, the country’s largest custard apple producer, is growing the fruit to good agricultural practice (GAP) standards like VietGAP and Global GAP to meet the market demand and improve farmers’ incomes.
Việt Nam has proposed strengthening co-operation between ASEAN and China, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan to prevent and control of emerging infectious diseases.
Representatives from the health ministry, international NGOs, donors, private-sectors companies and social enterprises discussed the private sector's role in financing efforts against HIV in Việt Nam at a workshop on Friday in Hà Nội.
Tropical Storm Podul brought heavy rains to northern and central localities after making landfall in central provinces from Hà Tĩnh to Quảng Bình early morning Friday, according to the latest report from the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.
The south-eastern province of Bình Dương is considered to be a place with many public housing projects and kindergartens for workers and their children, but they are proving insufficient.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has accepted Đồng Nai Province’s proposal to be the State authority to implement the US$310 million Cát Lái Bridge project, which will link HCM City’s District 2 with Đồng Nai and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces.