Central Highlands farmers adapt to climate change

Intercropping and advanced farming techniques used in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces are helping farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, including unusually heavy rains, whirlwinds and prolonged droughts.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu host int’l pepper conference About 400 delegates from Việt Nam and 25 other member countries of the International Pepper Community are attending the International Pepper Conference 2019 in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

NA continues questioning ministers of industry and trade, home affairs

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday continued questioning Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh and Minister of Home Affairs Lê Vĩnh Tân on issues under their management.

118,202ha of old coffee trees replaced in Central Highlands

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region has replaced 118,202ha of old coffee trees by planting new ones or grafting old coffee trees with young sprouts to improve yield since 2014, or 98.5 per cent of the total area to be replanted in 2014-20.

HCM City aims to reduce litter dropping Bình Điền Wholesale Market in HCM City’s District 8 wants city authorities to help reduce the waste it produces.

Company fined for illegal sand mining The Đắk Nông Province People’s Committee in Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) has fined a company VNĐ130 million (US$5,600) for illegal sand mining, vov.vn online newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Đắk Nông police arrest five for poisoning pine trees The Investigation Police Agency of Đắk Song District in Đắk Nông Province have detained five people for alleged deforestation.

Four receive administrative fine for exploiting natural resources The Đắk Nông People’s Committee on Wednesday declared that it had fined four people a total of VNĐ180 million (US$7,800) for illegally exploiting natural resources.

Brocade weaving network revives traditional handicraft

The first weaving network for the traditional brocade of ethnic groups in the central and central highlands region has been launched connecting weaving groups and preserving the handicraft trade.

Đắk Nông sets targets for 'new-style rural areas' The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has set targets for the next five years for its "new-style rural area" programme, for which it has spent more than VNĐ91 trillion (US$3.9 billion) since 2010, according to the provincial People’s Committee.