VN publishers give free e-books to readers Vietnamese publishing houses are offering free e-books to entertain their readers over the long break.

Room for Vietnamese farm produce exports to Singapore amid COVID-19 The encouraging performance amid the COVID-19 pandemic was mainly thanks to the office’s efforts in connecting associations of the two countries in order to help businesses grasp opportunities to boost their exports.

Mekong Delta rice farmers earn high income from rice straw

Rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are earning higher incomes from selling rice straw left over from the harvested 2019 – 20 winter- spring rice crop.

Trà Vinh promotes agricultural restructuring as drought, saline intrusion damages crops

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have encouraged farmers to restructure their crop cultivation to mitigate the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion. 

Saigon Co.op supplies meals to HCM City’s quarantine areas The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) has co-operated with other companies to provide more than 30,000 meals per day for quarantine areas fighting COVID-19, three times higher than previous days.

VIDA proposes solutions to rescue business from COVID-19 impact The Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA) proposed the Government increase updates of accurate market information and the developments of the COVID-19 outbreak, helping businesses balance their imports with domestic consumption as well as setting operation plans.

Mekong Delta fruit cultivation hit by saltwater intrusion Saltwater intrusion has affected many fruit growing areas in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta as farmers struggle to secure irrigation water for their orchards.

Extreme weather kills one and damages houses in Lào Cai Thunderstorms killed one man while he worked on the field in Sa Pa District's Trung Chải Commune.

MoIT proposes Prime Minister reopen secondary border gates with China

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc permit customs clearance of goods through all secondary border gates in the northern province of Lạng Sơn, which is on the border with China.

Agro-forestry, fisheries exports to US, EU hit by Covid-19 pandemic

With Việt Nam’s main agro-forestry and fisheries export markets after China such as the US and Europe being hit by the new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Vietnamese exporters are suffering.