Volunteer divers fight to bring reefs back to life

With no salaries or fixed pay, residents of Nhơn Hải village have spent years diving into the sea to remove rubbish, protect coral reefs and rescue sea turtles. Their quiet work is helping restore marine life, while protecting the natural resources and tourism on which the coastal community depends.

Excessive salt consumption increases risk of disease: experts

Preventing diseases early and at source is one of the key orientations set out by the Politburo in Resolution 72. Helping people change their behaviour, choose appropriate diets and maintain healthy lifestyles should begin even before diseases emerge, she said.

Mekong Delta promotes precision nutrient management in rice production

“Listening to farmers, particularly women, who often make decisions on agricultural investment within Vietnamese households, will help us design scaling-up strategies that are more convincing to farmers,” Nozomi Kawarazuka, a gender specialist at International Potato Center, said.

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