The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to have another 50 – 70 OCOP products under the national ‘one commune - one product’ programme to increase rural incomes.
The 14th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened on Tuesday and will last for three days, during which full-time legislators are scheduled to consider and approve two draft resolutions.
Many traditional festivals are being reproduced across the country to provide a boost to the tourism sector and to keep the traditions themselves alive.
The transfer took place at the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington last week in the presence of representatives from the US Department of State and Department of Homeland Security.
With a combined GDP of more than US$3.4 trillion in 2021, the region has now emerged as the world’s fifth largest economy, and is on-track to become the fourth largest by 2030.
Citing Ngọc Linh ginseng as a national treasure that can help provide jobs and livelihoods for local people, the President said the ginseng would be a new hope in pharmaceutical and dietary supplement sectors of Việt Nam.
The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports has sent the municipal People’s Committee a proposal for street arts performances on Nguyễn Huệ pedestrian street in District 1 for 2022-2025 period, starting this month.
The rejection of Việt Nam’s new passport by some EU member countries is affecting HCM City tourism companies since their customers are unable to travel to those countries.
Spending eight years decorating a 5,000sq.m shrimp farm in Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest in Hội An, local resident Võ Bá Quốc has turned it into a meditation, vegetarian and yoga retreat forming a tranquil eco-village to calm the mind, body and spirit.
A community of 41 ethnic groups in Quảng Sơn Commune has been building high-valued farms with exportable crops at Dano Farm – the first ‘green’ agro-forestry co-operative of a multi-ethnic community.
Professor of Science Vũ Minh Giang attracts attention every time he chairs a major conference at home and abroad, attracting viewers with his erudition. He is chairman of the Specialty Council of the Center for Asian Studies and has just visited Seoul in the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to bring cooperation between Việt Nam and South Korea to new heights. Vi Thùy Linh talks with him.
Việt Nam’s retail sales of goods and services in July are estimated at VNĐ486 trillion (US$20.8 billion), up 2.4 per cent month-on-month, and 42.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An has significantly developed agricultural production and rural areas, and improved the lives of farmers as it has effectively implemented programmes and measures for their development.