Rice exports set to skyrocket, renewable energy in high demand: trade minister

Việt Nam may take a global lead in rice exports for the year 2020, said Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh in a report to the National Assembly on Monday. 

What would Việt Nam be without the Mekong Delta?

With the country overwhelmed by fear of the coronavirus, another even more severe threat is slowly approaching in the south: the death of the Mekong Delta.

VN’s agro-forestry-fishery exports drop 2.8 per cent in first two months Việt Nam exported agro-forestry-fishery products worth a total of US$5.3 billion in the first two months of this year, representing a slight drop of 2.8 per cent against the same period in 2019, updates from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed.

Climate inaction tantamount to violence

We cannot ignore it: Climate Strike, initiated by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg, has spread across the globe, and its impact has been immense.

Water shortage threatens Lý Sơn Islanders

Underground water in the Lý Sơn Islands, 30km off the coast of Quảng Ngãi Province, has become seriously salinised in the early dry season this year – the worst in the last three – as demand for water has exceeded current underwater reserves.

Việt Nam in need of new energy

Việt Nam should have ample motivation to exploit new and clean energy to ensure energy security and address environmental issues. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at a press conference on the issues. Việt Nam News journalist Nguyễn Linh Anh reports.

Việt Nam needs a master plan for development of shrimp farming on sandy land

Shrimp farming on sandy land has brought profits to the coastal central provinces over the years. But the unplanned and spontaneous expansion of this model is accompanied by the potential of severe negative impacts on economy and environment.

Tourism boom threatens Chàm Island ecosystems

A large area of sea grass on the Chàm Islands, off the coast of Hội An, have been damaged due to the rapid increase in speed boats over the past several decades—another sign that mass tourism and unsustainable development threaten the rich ecosystem on the islands, said Director of the Chàm Island-Hội An Marine Protected Area (MPA) Centre Trần Thị Hồng Thúy.

Gov’t calls for investment in agriculture

Acting President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh said the Government wants to continue the call for more investment in agriculture.

Natural disaster forecasting to be mapped

Natural disaster forecasting in Việt Nam will focus on frequent incidents such as typhoons, droughts, landslides and floods from now until 2020, according to a new decision of the government.