MARD inspects Mekong landslide aftermath

The Ministry of Agricultre and Natural Resources is seeking solutions to prevent landslides in the Mekong Delta, after a landslide occurred on the Vàm Cỏ Lau Canal on Monday afternoon in An Giang Province, causing six houses to collapse and forcing two other households to relocate.

New avian flu outbreaks in Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông

Three more avian flu outbreaks have been recorded in the Central Highlands provinces of Đắk Lắk and Đắk Nông, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Urgent action to ensure railway safety urged

Deputy Prime minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered the Ministry of Transport instruct the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam and Vietnam Railway Authority to work with relevant agencies in provinces and cities that the railway runs through to take drastic measures to increase safety at railways.

 

Celebrating Vesak

 Trương Thị Mai, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, yesterday presented gifts to celebrate Vesak 2017 .

Barriers hinder ethnic women from political life

A wide gender gap, improper legal framework and lack of self-confidence create major barriers for women, especially those from ethnic minority groups, to participate in political life in Việt Nam, Associate Professor Đỗ Thị Thạch from HCM National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPA) said yesterday.

Hà Nội hi-tech farm expansion remains slow

Agricultural production in the capital city remains small-scale and outdated, despite successful land reform and investment in irrigation networks for many years, says the Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

Labour crucial for industry 4.0

Việt Nam needs to invest in human resources to take advantage of and keep updated about the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0, Nguyễn Văn Thụ, President of the Việt Nam Association of Mechanics said.

Cold-water fish a gold mine

Hoàng Văn Tạ, 53, was the first person to farm salmon in his commune in the mountainous province of Lạng Sơn in 2007. Now he earns as much as VNĐ4-5 billion (US$180,000-$220,000) a year from salmon.

‘Road of Death’ a testament to rash driving

The shocking traffic accident that claimed 13 lives last weekend in the Central Highlands, and several such mishaps of late, underscore a failure to check rash driving at many levels. 

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