Practice makes perfect... if you spend your time wisely

OK, by the time you read this, the US Open will have finished, or if you get early delivery, will be on the last round, My picks are pretty commonplace – Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Yeah, the last two are emotional picks which have zero to do with logic. We will see…

Lychee farmers chase fruity fortunes Việt Nam is currently the second largest exporter of lychee in the world. Around 19 per cent of the fruit consumed globally is grown right here.

Đồng Tháp converts rice fields to grow more lucrative crops

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp have switched to growing short-term crops often in rotation with rice and perennial trees on more than 16,000ha of infertile rice fields since last year.

Tiền Giang to repair geotube dyke The use of geotubes to protect the Gò Công Đông sea dyke in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Đông District has achieved positive results after two years of implementation, but some of the geotubes have broken, according to local authorities.

Dutch company to invest $250m in Bình Phước cashews MCE Group from the Netherlands plans to invest US$250 million in Bình Phước Province’s cashew industry,

Red dragon fruit does well in the north Red dragon fruit from the south of Việt Nam has been brought to the north of the country. Nguyễn Văn Hoàng has been growing them so well in Vĩnh Phúc Province, he has won an award.

Trà Vinh to invest $1.5 million in resettlement project The southern province of Trà Vinh People’s Committee has decided to invest VNĐ35 billion (US$1.5 million) in implementing a resettlement project for people affected by landslides in Cầu Ngang town and Thuận Hòa Commune, Cầu Ngang District.

Bắc Kạn rangers discover illegal logging Bạch Thông District rangers in the northern mountainous province of Bắc Kạn have seized a truck carrying precious timber, said Hà Ngọc Bảo, head of the district’s Forest Protection Department.

Striving to improve air quality and protect community health Việt Nam’s air quality is reaching hazardous levels and is seriously affecting residents’ health.

Catching the setting sun from atop a mountain in Phú Quý The first thing people should do when they visit Phú Quý Island in the south-central coastal province of Bình Thuận is to explore Cao Cát Mountain, especially if trekking up mountains is their thing, to enjoy the beauty of the sun setting over the sea.