US is VN’s biggest export market in Jan-May The US was Việt Nam’s leading export market in the first five months of the year, despite a slight decrease in total export turnover.

Historic drought in Ninh Thuận

By May 24, the total amount of water measured in 21 lakes in the province accounted for just more than 12 per cent of designed capacity.

VN’s fruit, vegetable imports from US shoot up

The US has become Việt Nam’s largest supplier of fruits and vegetables after a 44 per cent increase year-on-year in the first four months of the year to US$102.1 million, according to the Việt Nam Fruit and Vegetable Association.

Natural disasters cause loss of $139 million in five months

Saline intrusion on some rivers in Mekong Delta has exceeded the historic 2015-2016 dry season which caused damage of VNĐ15 trillion ($646 million).

Cà Mau faces severe shortage of irrigation water

Many crop growing areas in Cà Mau Province’s freshwater zones are facing a severe shortage of water because of a prolonged dry spell.

Grilled lamb chops

with Executive Chef Ingo Stöneberg at The Alma Resort, Cam Ranh, Nha Trang

Hà Nội relaxes social distancing, but bars and karaoke venues remain closed

Bars and karaoke venues are not yet permitted to reopen until there is a new instruction from the Government.

An Giang aims for lower poverty rate

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to reduce its poverty rate from 2.63 per cent to less than 2 per cent by the end of this year, according to the province People’s Committee.  

Tornado tears through district in Nghệ An, one injured A tornado ripped through the district of Tương Dương in central Nghệ An province on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a woman injured and destroying hundreds of houses.

Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the US and Europe even as both regions slowly moved away from lockdown and world leaders raised billions towards a vaccine.