Mekong Delta begins relief work after being battered by heavy rains, winds Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are mobilising personnel and funds to provide relief and rehabilitation after houses, crops and dykes were damaged by the impact of tropical storm Sinlaku in the last few days.

Hà Nội plans to expand safe vegetable growing area steadily

Head of the Cultivation and Plant Protection Division under Hà Nội’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Mạnh Phương speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the city’s safe vegetable production

Việt Nam ready to cope with extreme weather Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development spoke to the newspaper Sài Gòn Giải Phóng on the country’s readiness to be prepared to minimise losses in the event of natural disasters.

Young people found 'seed library' Hải Đăng, 27, and Minh Thư, 34, and their group members have spent many months connecting gardens to create a “seed library”.

Heavy rains continue to batter northern region Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region, with rainfall expected to be between 100 and 250mm on Monday and next two days due to impact of typhoon Sinlaku, the second typhoon this year, the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre said.

Niche inventions lessen load on farmers

Nguyễn Thanh Hùng from Hồng Ngự District in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp is famed locally as the “inventor” of a whole host of unique farming machinery.

A young and enquiring mind takes to travel

Lê Thu Quỳnh enjoys the beauty of Cát Bà National Park, one of the best protected areas in the country in terms of biodiversity, with the tropical and sub-tropical ecologies common to Asia.

Thousands of Asian openbills forage for food in central VN Visitors will have a rare chance to see more than 4,000 Asian openbills, an endangered species in Việt Nam, congregate near Đầm River in Quảng Nam Province’s Tam Kỳ Town.

Plague of locusts attacking crops in eight provinces The yellow-spined bamboo locusts (Ceracris kiangsu) swarm has destroyed at least 277ha of bamboo forests and corn fields in eight provinces across the country.

Đà Lạt vegetable prices shoot up, HCM City suffers collateral damage The prices of vegetables and fruits in Đà Lạt and neighbouring areas in Lâm Đồng Province are on the rise.