Red River dam projects need careful assessment: expert

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is proposing the construction of two dams on the Red River in Xuân Quan, located in Hưng Yên Province and Long Tửu, in Hà Nội. This aims to mitigate the downstream impacts of reduced water levels caused by recent erosion in the Red River bed, which has adversely affected irrigation systems. Professor Vũ Trọng Hồng, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to VOV Traffic about this issue.

Key semiconductor manpower training course opens

The central city-based Việt Nam-Korea University (VKU) has kicked off the human resources training programme in semiconductor industry, promising the first manpower course from 600 to 1,000 engineers in 2028.

Glass blowing village

If you have a glass of beer in Hà Nội, chances are, you’ll drink it from the same style glass wherever you go. These glasses are a common sight in the capital, but did you know most are made in just one village, which producing a staggering 2,000 each and every day!

Entire adult population to have smartphones by 2025

One of the key targets in the information and communications infrastructure master plan to 2025 with a vision to 2050 is to ensure universal smartphone ownership in the entire adult population in Vietnam.

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