Sugarcane no longer sweet for Mekong Delta’s largest producer

Hậu Giang Province, the largest sugarcane producer in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, is growing less and less of the crop as prices fall sharply.

HCM City prepares to deal with high tides

HCM City is taking measures to prevent flooding caused by high tides that could occur this week, as forecast by the Southern Centre of the Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Department.

HCM City mulls ways to improve new residential areas Lack of quality social and technical infrastructure has caused problems for locals living in new residential areas, according to authorities.

Delta provinces take steps to control saltwater intrusion

Authorities in the provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and Cần Thơ City are dredging irrigation works and storing fresh water to cope with saltwater intrusion during the dry season.

Thailand hails co-operation with Việt Nam, Ambassador says On the occasion of the Birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Thailand's Father's Day, Việt Nam News presents an article written by Tanee Sangrat, Ambassador of Thailand to Việt Nam.

HCM City targets 8.5 per cent of GRDP in 2020

HCM City has set a target of achieving a growth rate of 8.5 per cent for Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) next year, with total private investment accounting for 35 per cent of GRDP.

Explore Vân Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Ninh Bình

Vân Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh Province, famous for appearing in the blockbuster film Kong: Skull Island, has retained its pristine tranquility with clouds hovering above soaring limestone pinnacles.

Flood prevention projects need to be reworked: experts HCM City flood-prevention plans should be focused more on the inner city and be closely linked to overall urban planning, experts have said.

HCM City plans to build more reservoirs to store rainwater, control floods

HCM City plans to spend hundreds of billions of đồng on building more than 100 reservoirs to store rainwater and control flooding by 2020 under a flood-control programme.

Safety of reservoirs called into question after plant incident

The concerning situation at Đắk Kar Hydropower Plant in the central highlands province of Đắk Nông has once again raised alarm bells about the safety of the region's many small and medium hydropower plants during the rainy season, with experts warning measures are needed to ensure the safety of both people and crops.