A plague or a blessing? Nearly 20 poor households from a rural commune in the central province of Quảng Trị thought their lives were about to turn around, or at least improve a wee bit, when they were included on a list to receive cattle from a poverty reduction project.

Vân Kiều ethnic minority man protects the forest by taking it home

Hồ Ra Ơi, a Vân Kiều ethnic minority man in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Krông, has his own unique way of protecting the forest.

Quảng Trị needs $43m to prevent erosion The central province of Quảng Trị needs around VNĐ990 billion (US$42.8 million) by 2030 to handle erosion, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Suspected animal smuggler flees police A suspected animal smuggler has fled police after a high-speed chase in the central province of Quảng Trị.

In Quảng Trị Province, switching to solar energy is a matter of course Quảng Trị Province and its solar energy investors have been waiting for the Government’s new pricing decision.

Central province approves three wind power projects The People’s Committee of Quảng Trị Province has granted in-principle approval to three wind power projects with a combined investment capital of nearly VNĐ5 trillion (US$215 million), online newspaper baodautu.vn reported.

Construction of first section of eastern North-South expressway starts Construction on the Cam Lộ-La Sơn section of the major North-South Expressway started in central Quảng Trị Province’s Cam Lộ District on Monday.

Time to work together: PM

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked central localities and natural disaster prevention and response forces as well as the whole community to focus on overcoming consequences of recent flooding, and ensuring safety for students as the new academic year has started.

Torrential rains claim four lives, eight missing

At least four people have been killed and eight others remain missing in central localities after torrential rains brought by a tropical depression have stricken the region over the past few days.  

Central provinces asked to prepare for approaching tropical depressions

Local authorities must keep a close watch on the weather and prepare for the worst as two tropical depressions are heading towards Việt Nam, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.