Police in Canada clear rail blockade by indigenous protesters Canadian police on Monday cleared out indigenous protesters blocking a key east-west rail artery for nearly three weeks to protest a pipeline, causing major disruptions to the economy.

1,000 'green' houses to be developed in Việt Nam in 2020 Việt Nam expects to have some 1,000 houses integrated with sustainable energy solutions by the end of this year under an initiative by the Việt Nam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA).

Ninh Thuận Province struggles to feed livestock

Farmers in the south - central province of Ninh Thuận are struggling to find natural food and water for their animals as prolonged hot weather causes pasture lands to dried up.

Rice paddy crab hotpot

Vietnamese cuisine revolves around produce found in the paddy fields. All the molluscs that grow in and around the paddy fields find their way onto farmers' tables, and rice paddy crab is one of them.

Mekong Delta grapples with erosion, subsidence

Erosion and subsidence along canals, rivers and coasts have been severe in many areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and local authorities are struggling to raise funds for works to prevent them.

COVID-19 preventive measures enhanced in shopping centres, tourist areas The Ministry of Health has issued recommendations on how to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in shopping centres, supermarkets, parks and tourist areas.

Water drainage system becomes useless after completing construction

A drainage system that cost VNĐ258 billion (US$11.1 million) has been in operation for only 72 hours since it was built in Phú Thọ Province in 2016.

Protests in Chile hit LatAm's biggest music festival

Japan provides HCM City non-refundable grant of $16.8m to upgrade sewer system HCM City and the Japanese Government on Feb 21 signed an agreement for non-refundable aid worth JPY1.882 billion (US$16.84 million) to upgrade the city’s existing sewerage system using trenchless technologies.

Vietnamese-American woman blazes trail for female pilots

Nguyễn Anh Thư, founder and president of the non-profit Women in Aerospace and Aviation, plans to circumnavigate the globe solo in her single-engine LANCAIR IV-P aeroplane from May 15 to July 1, 2020, covering some 26,800 nautical miles or nearly 50,000km.