$149.4m programme to sustain aquaculture in Cửu Long Delta The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the programme on sustainable aquaculture development in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta until 2030 to make aquaculture an important contributor to agricultural and socio-economic growth.

Banks to lend $4.3 billion preferential interest rate loans Banks will lend more than VNĐ100 trillion (US$4.3 billion) with preferential interest rates of 3-4 per cent per year to support the economy, according to Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, director of State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Credit Department of Economic Sectors.

North and central regions hit by more heavy rains and flooding

Strong rains continued to affect the region on Monday.

Enterprises plan to receive tourists and revive sector

Tourism enterprises in Hà Nội and some neighbouring localities are planning to host various tours for domestic travellers.

Silent hero behind the wheel takes hundreds of COVID patients to medical facilities

ver the past two months, Thông has taken hundreds of patients in his ambulance to medical facilities in HCM City and Quảng Bình Province. Even when he had not been vaccinated in early July, he said he did not worry but felt happy because “I can save the lives of many people.”

Việt Nam to stay on dual-target virus strategy The government is to continue with the country's dual-target strategy, pursuing socio-economic development while keeping the spread of the novel coronavirus in check, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính during an online meeting with local government leaders and the business community across the country. 

Đà Nẵng looks to economic recovery in fourth quarter

Businesses in Đà Nẵng will be offered a 50 per cent reduction in fees for COVID tests and given vaccines to boost economic recovery by the end of this year.

HCM City seeks additional capital for expressway, canal projects HCM City needs VNĐ17.3 trillion (US$754.5 million) to implement the HCM City - Mộc Bài Expressway project and two projects on dredging and upgrading Hy Vọng Channel and Xuyên Tâm Canal for the 2021-25 period.

State President returns from trip to Cuba, US, attends Cuban COVID-19 vaccine handover ceremony State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc landed at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on Saturday evening, concluding his official visit to Cuba and his attending of the high-level open debate of the UN General Assembly, as well as bilateral activities in New York from September 18-24.

Việt Nam strives to return to 'new normal' by September 30, shifts away from Zero COVID strategy: PM

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has agreed to change the strategy policy from "Zero COVID" to "Safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic", striving to bring the country back to a new normal by the end of September.