USAID to continue helping Việt Nam with post-war dioxin decontamination, mine clearance Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting with Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power in Washington DC on May 13 (local time), part of his activities while on a working visit to the US.

Mekong Delta mitigates saltwater intrusion damages

Proactive prevention measures and “proper” restructuring of crop cultivation in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have proved effective in mitigating saline intrusion in the 2021-2022 dry season.

Bến Tre expands farming of key aquaculture species

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre is expanding farming of some key fisheries products for both domestic consumption and exports.

PM Chính receives World Bank Director-General and US business leaders Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received Director-General of the World Bank (WB) Axel Van Trotsenburg and leaders of some US corporations on Wednesday (local time) during his working visit to the US.

VN Int’l Fashion Week celebrates sustainable fashion

The Aquafina Việt Nam International Fashion Week (AVIFW) Spring-Summer 2022 held in HCM City on May 25-29 will celebrate and promote sustainable fashion in the country, organisers say.

People worry more about healthcare during the pandemic: report

Indicative of a year when Việt Nam was hit hardest by the pandemic, the 2021 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report detected a spike in concern regarding health.

Room for ASEAN rice exports to grow: MoIT ASEAN's 700-million market has a lot in common with Việt Nam in terms of culture, habits and preferences, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and there is still room to grow for Vietnamese exports in ASEAN markets, including Vietnamese rice.

Largest onshore wind farm of the Mekong Delta inaugurated Phase 1 of the Hoà Bình No 5 wind farm has been inaugurated with a capacity of 80 MW in Vĩnh Thịnh commune, Hoà Bình District, Bạc Liêu Province.

Long An to use more unproductive rice fields for growing other crops

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An plans to switch to other crops on around 8,500ha of unproductive rice fields before year-end.

VN firms struggle as China lockdowns disrupt supply chains

Vietnamese businesses are finding it difficult to cope with supply chain breakages as a result of China enforcing strict COVID-19 lockdown policies to curb recent outbreaks.