The illegal hunting and trade of wild animals has become a complex global business with tens of thousands of animals confiscated by authorities in Việt Nam alone.

The award, named after late major-general and academic Trần Đại Nghĩa, recognises scientists for their work in natural sciences and technology

The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research has asked farmers and irrigation management units in the  Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to store water in ponds and canals for the dry season this year.

The Cửu Long University held a ceremony on Thursday to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to shift the university to private status, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta.

Việt Nam’s Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region could suffer bad saline intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

The Ministry of Transport plans to develop Trần Đề seaport in Sóc Trăng Province into a national deep-water seaport with large scale by using private investment.

Projects to prepare for natural disasters and respond to climate change will be further enhanced this year, according to instructions from the National Committee for Natural Calamity Prevention.

For the last few days, the price of off-season durian in the Mekong (Cửu Long) Delta has declined sharply as traders have stopped purchasing the fruit to export to the Chinese market, according to reports in local newspapers.

Several supermarkets in HCM City are planning to help dragon fruit farmers in the central province of Bình Thuận sell their products at better than market prices.

Renewable energy plays a vital role in helping Việt Nam accomplish the long-term goal of having the whole country electrified, experts said at a conference on Tuesday.