A Vietnamese scientist has invented and successfully tested a firefighting liquid that can douse fire in one-tenth of a second, which will be a great help in controlling widespread blazes.
When international market pressures challenged Vietnamese farmers to adopt good agricultural practices and produce organic pepper, many responded positively.
The APEC Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group held its annual meeting on the third day of the 2017 APEC Food Security Week underway in Cần Thơ, seeking ways to strengthen technical co-operation in agriculture between member economies.
ILO Việt Nam Country Director, Chang-Hee Lee, explains the impact minimum wage can have on the country's economy.
Officials and experts from APEC member economies on Sunday continued with their busy schedules as nine meetings were held within the framework of the third Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3) and related meetings.
Issues related to competition policy and its meaning in free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as economic partnerships agreements (EPAs) were the main topics discussed at the first working day of the APEC’s Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI).
Agricultural biotechnology is one of the key tools that can improve the yield and quality of agricultural products in a time of climate change, participants at an APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) workshop said.
Widespread usage of electric vehicles would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build low-carbon societies in the Asia-Pacific region, APEC officials said.
Food loss and waste are key challenges to global food security, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, experts said at a capacity-building workshop on a sustainable APEC food system held in Cần Thơ on Aug 19.
The location of Cai Lậy Build-Operate-Transfer toll station on the National Highway No 1 was appropriate.
Alongside the Government’s million-dollar support to public laboratories at institutions and universities over the last decade, private and foreign enterprises have also been working to develop their own research establishments.
Dengue fever has started to show signs of reduction in the capital city of Hà Nội, which recorded a huge number of patients over the past few months, according to the Hà Nội Department of Health.
Widespread usage of electric vehicles would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build low-carbon societies in the Asia-Pacific region, participants at a workshop said on Saturday (August 19) at the third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3) in HCM City.
Police in HCM City has busted a large-scale prostitution ring which involves local models and actresses.
The installation of exercising equipment in parks and other public areas has been an unqualified success in the capital city.
Two seriously sick fishermen were rescued yesterday from the seas off Hoàng Sa (Paracels) Island, 300 nautical miles off the coast of Đà Nẵng.
Việt Nam strongly support promoting co-operation in water management for sustainable agricultural development among APEC members, a senior Vietnamese official told the first APEC Water Resources Authorities Meeting for Food Security that opened in Cần Thơ yesterday.
Eliminating illegal timber from supply chains and the global timber trade requires the use of best practices and tools that can precisely identify illegal products, experts said at a two-day workshop held during the third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM-3), which began yesterday in HCM City.
Developing standards systems in addition to connecting and sharing experiences with members will help APEC economies successfully develop smart cities, heard a workshop on “Best practices sharing of standards and conformity assessment implementation on smart cities in APEC region” held in HCM City yesterday.
An agreement to ensure food safety at industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) was signed on Thursday (Aug 17) by the HCM City Food Safety Management Board, HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) and HCM City Labour Union.
