Ministry slaps anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on sugar from Thailand The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Tuesday will impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on cane sugar originating from Thailand at an overall margin rate of 47.64 per cent.

Trà Vinh embraces science, technology in agriculture

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has earmarked VNĐ150 – 200 billion (US$6.6 – 8.7 million) for research into and adoption of processing technologies, especially for its key agricultural products, in 2021 – 25.

Kiên Giang to provide free vocational training to workforce

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend VNĐ16 billion (US$700,000) to provide vocational training to its workforce this year.

Trà Vinh eyes makeover of agriculture with advanced techniques, restructure The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has stepped up support for farmers adopting advanced techniques to improve product value and income.

Please, no new festivals until post-pandemic

The Association of Cultural and Culinary Societies of Việt Nam recently proposed hosting a festival dedicated to bánh chưng and bánh dày, honouring Lang Liêu as the “founding father” of all Vietnamese culinary traditions.

Discovering community-based tourism village Kon Kơ Tu in Kon Tum The village is located on the banks of the Đăk Bla River and is one of the oldest villages in Kon Tum City in the province of the same name.

Youth union helps young start-up businesses overcome difficulties The COVID-19 pandemic has badly affected production and business activities, especially start-up businesses set up by young people.

Sugar industry eyes solid 2021 after bitter year The domestic sugar industry looks brighter in 2021 on the effort to control smuggling and the imposition of duties on sugar imported from Thailand.

Young men launch organic farm after studying in Israel The four young men, coming from different areas and with little farming experience, chose Ninh Hòa to start up the organic farm after training in Israel, the world’s leading country in agricultural technology and exporter of farm produce.

Bình Quới: traditional food, rural ambience

The Lunar New Year (Tết) is time to gather family or friends and enjoy classic Vietnamese dishes made by moms in their hometowns. This year, however, the tradition changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, so I decided to stay in the city with my children and have a special year-end meal at Bình Quới Village, about five km from the city centre.