Red River Delta provinces move to promote agritourism

The northern region of the Red River Delta boasts a large farmland area, mainly fertile alluvial soil, relatively developed intensive farming, and favourable climate conditions for not only agricultural development but also agricultural and rural tourism.

Int'l internet connection improved as submarine cable fixed

The problems found in Branch S1I of the America Asia Gateway (AAG) undersea cable have been fixed, restoring the internet data connection between Việt Nam and Hong Kong (China), Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on Wednesday.

State expenditure exceeded budget in 2021, NA told

Based on the review of the NA Standing Committee, the NA Finance-Budget Committee and the State Audit Office (SAV), the government reported that after reconciliation, the 2021 state budget revenue is VNĐ2.39 quadrillion (US$101 billion), while expenditures total VNĐ2.48 quadrillion ($106 billion).

A golden opportunity for tourism

The visa extension proposal is anticipated to be a significant opportunity for promoting tourism. If approved, e-visa holders will be allowed to stay longer in the country which might help attract foreign tourists to Việt Nam amid fierce competition from neighbouring countries.

European Commission to send IUU fishing inspection team to Việt Nam in October

An inspection team from the European Commission (EC) will visit Việt Nam to examine the country’s efforts on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control in October instead of May as it announced earlier, Trần Đình Luân, Director of the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.

Việt Nam has potential to become regional vaccine production centre

The workshop, jointly held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) and the Ministry of Health, aimed to disseminate results on vaccine studies and Việt Nam's participation in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) mRNA technology transfer programme.

Phase 2 of TB control programme along Việt Nam-Cambodia border begins

The International Organization for Migration has launched the second phase of its “Cross-border Tuberculosis control along the Việt Nam and Cambodia border” project in partnership with Việt Nam’s National Tuberculosis Control Programme and National Lung Hospital and Cambodia’s National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control.

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