Hà Nội agriculture forecast to grow at least 3 per cent in 2021

Hà Nội’s agriculture sector is projected to grow at least 3 per cent in 2021 under a recently-issued plan on agriculture and rural development.

Road leads to better lives for ethnic minority groups

National Highway 16 running through the mountainous districts of Nghệ An Province is known as the “Happy Road” among local ethnic minority groups because it has helped people in remote villages escape poverty.

One of country's poorest districts sees 72% rise in per capita income in five years

Poverty-reduction models in Ninh Thuận Province’s Bác Ái District have resulted in sustainable poverty reduction, according to the district’s People’s Committee.

Đà Nẵng single mothers no longer alone

Five years ago, a special group for single mothers was established in Hoà Phát Ward, Đà Nẵng City’s Cẩm Lệ District, to help them overcome difficulties in raising children and earning a living.

Pig re-herding and lunar July push hog prices down

The efficient re-herding of local pigs, imported pork and decreased meat consumption in lunar July have pushed hog prices down, contributing to stabilising the consumer price index.

Sin Suối Hồ, an attractive community-based tourism village Located about 30km from Lai Châu City, Sin Suối Hồ Village in Sin Suối Hồ commune, Phong Thổ District, Lai Châu Province has a beautiful natural landscape and cool climate year-round.

African swine fever under control The disease mainly hit northern mountainous provinces such as Lạng Sơn with 114 affected communes, Cao Bằng with 85 communes and Bắc Kạn with 64 communes.

Hà Tĩnh farmer turns wasteland into farm Six years ago, Đoàn Văn Hà, 53, residing in Lưu Vĩnh Sơn Commune, Thạch Hà District took a risk and borrowed VNĐ1 billion (US$42,860) from his friends and a local bank to turn a wasteland filled with rocks into a livestock and fruit tree farm.

Pig imports push domestic pork prices down

Efficient reproduction of pigs and enhancing imports of frozen pork and live pigs have made prices of live hogs fall, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Rice flour making villages in Mekong Delta survive challenges Bột or Flour village in Sa Đéc City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has invested in new machinery to modernise rice-flour production to sustain the Sa Đéc brand that has existed for over 100 years.