A campaign urging local people to buy “Made-in-Viet Nam” products has helped develop businesses across the country.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the agriculture sector to switch from the mindset of agricultural production to an agricultural economy and international integration in order to create a revolution in the development of agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

The Assam Investment Roadshow, which took place in Hà Nội on Monday, gave businesses from India in general and from the Assam region in particular investment opportunities with Vietnamese partners, especially in the agricultural field.

The south-eastern region has grown rapidly and enjoys a number of advantages, but also faces many hurdles, especially to inter-provincial connectivity, a forum heard in HCM City on Tuesday.

Only five of 35 planned mineral resources maps have been completed, making it challenging for the government to reach its 2020 deadline for completing the map projects, officials said yesterday.

 The Communist Party and the government of Việt Nam have for long realised that climate change and its devastating consequences are not just a scientific forecast but already a reality and they are aware one of the country’s key tasks is to protect its natural forests.

Agricultural productivity and quality should be increased by investing more in innovation and strengthening links between all stakeholders, including farmers, enterprises and research institutes, experts say.

There is huge opportunity for Việt Nam and the US to further boost investment and trade ties in many sectors, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Aquaculture farmers directly affected by natural disasters and epidemics will receive compensation totaling as much as VNĐ60 million (US$2,600) per hectare, according to Decree No. 2 issued by the Government last week.

The International Rice Research Institute has honoured Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Đức Phát for his “ardent support” to the Viet Nam-IRRI collaboration.