The Việt Nam Farmer’s Union (VNFU) and the Japanese Institute of East Asian Studies (TOA) have signed an agreement on co-operation in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development in Hà Nội.
A mud waste product of manganese mining and exploitation has allegedly polluted the environment and threatened the lives of local residents in Chiêm Hóa District in northern Tuyên Quang Province.
The southernmost province of Cà Mau over the next five years plans to raise the incomes of workers at craft villages that make fishing nets, repair fishing boats, and produce dried sea shrimp and fish.
Flood-prevention projects in HCM City will require an additional expenditure of at least VNĐ72 trillion (US$3.22 billion) over the next five years, according to a report from the city’s Department of Planning and Investment.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has presented certificates of merit and gifts to outstanding individuals who rendered their service to the country’s revolution during a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh have requested Vietnamese representative agencies in Germany work with local authorities to provide updates on the latest situation of Vietnamese citizens following a gun attack in Munich city on Friday.
Residents living near the polluted Nhiêu Lộc – Thị Nghè Canal in HCM City are performing a public service as they take turns spinning the wheels of a bicycle system designed to clean the canal’s dirty water.
Many British business executives will visit HCM City this year to explore the investment environment and co-operation opportunities, the country’s envoy in the city has said.
A floating restaurant in southern Ninh Thuận Province’s Vĩnh Hy Bay suddenly sank on Saturday morning, knocking hundreds of tourists into the sea, of which two were killed and four others injured.
The large-scale farm model, which has achieved great success since being adopted in the Mekong Delta five years ago, could produce even better results with closer co-operation between farmers and enterprises.
Tourism inspectors in HCM City have fined more than 130 travel agents and hospitality enterprises a total of VNĐ2 billion (US$89,300), according to a report of the city’s Department of Tourism.
Local and international law experts today will discuss the regional and international impact of the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China and its claims in the East Sea.
Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has instructed ministries and local governments in the Mekong Delta to prioritise investment in transportation projects that would help enhance connectivity.
Mass fish deaths have been reported from a reservoir built to collect rainwater in this central province’s Đông Hà Town, emitting a foul odour to nearby areas.
The city’s health department launched three hotlines this morning to receive feedback from people and organisations.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered an investigation into the destruction of po mu trees in military sub-zone 351 belonging to Nam Sông Bung protected forest in the central province of Quảng Nam.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Deverlopment in co-operation with police to investigate a testing agency that reportedly falsified documents to allow 800 substandard aquaculture products to be sold.
The south of Việt Nam is highly vulnerable to more drought and salinisation in the future when its fellow countries in the lower Mekong river basin are in the process of irrigating the river water to serve their expanding farm land, experts warned.
An increase in the regional minimum wage in 2017 has not yet been finalised because of differences over the margin of increase of the wage.
Thousands of residents living next to or in proximity to historic relics in Hà Nội are waiting for relocation following plans to restore the sites while local authorities are still trying to find solutions amid a lack of finance and land funding.
