Cà Mau co-operatives see higher incomes, stable prices

The number of farmers' cooperatives that have effective operations has increased as a result of support policies from Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta.

Farmers work at night to avoid severe heat Groups of farmers work in the field. The faint light from battery lamps on their heads shed light on the land they are working on.

Sơn La mangoes exported to US, Canada and Australia This is the first batch to be exported overseas this year. The mango, grown in Mai Sơn District, is a green-skinned type that weighs from 0.6-1.1 kilo.

Unfertilised soil used to grow lotus

Farmers across Việt Nam have found lotus a profitable alternative crop for rice, especially when their land is unfertilised.

Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Government's website chinhphu.vn on the need to develop plans to reduce the negative impacts of drought, salinity and land subsidence in the Mekong Delta

Zero-waste communities emerge in Hội An

Reserving a 2,600sq.m garden in Đồng Nà village in Cẩm Hà commune – a farming intensive suburban area of Hội An – local farmers and businesses have joined hands to debut the first zero-waste agriculture and tourism zone in promoting ‘green’ tourism product in the tourism hub.

Lục Ngạn lychee farmers become prosperous with focus on quality Experienced lychee traders have said that Lục Ngạn lychees were first exported to China in 1997, mostly dried lychee which Chinese people add to their tea.

Famous cải lương play on love and crime restaged

The cải lương (reformed opera) play Tướng Cướp Bạch Hải Đường (Bandit Bạch Hải Đường), a production by well-known scriptwriter Nguyễn Huỳnh, will be restaged in a new version 61 years after its premiere.

Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu rural workers get vocational training, improve incomes

More rural workers in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu have improved their income and enjoy stable lives after attending vocational skill courses organised by the province.

Bitter harvest for Mekong fruit farmers Many fruit farmers in the Mekong Delta have suffered losses this year due to crop failure caused by drought and saltwater intrusion and lower demand for fruits.