Kiên Giang to invest $14m in One Commune, One Product programme

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend more than VNĐ326 billion (US$14 million) to implement the One Commune, One Product programme in 2019 – 25.

Cà Mau co-operatives see higher incomes, stable prices

The number of farmers' cooperatives that have effective operations has increased as a result of support policies from Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta.

VN coast guards support poor fishermen after social distancing

Coast guards donated money, rice and medical masks to help local fishermen to overcome difficulties after social distancing.

Dyke violations on the rise

Most of the violations involved the construction of houses and workshops, illegal sand exploitation and storage of building materials, and overloaded vehicles travelling on dykes.

Israel shares experiences with Việt Nam in saving water in farming Drip irrigation helped save 80 per cent of water compared with conventional watering techniques.

Vietnam Airlines unveils 4 new air routes from Cần Thơ The national-flagged carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched four new domestic air routes linking the Mekong City of Cần Thơ with other cities of Hải Phòng, Vinh (in Nghệ An Province), Buôn Ma Thuột (in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk), and Đà Lạt (in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng).

HCM City to foster tourism links with neighbouring provinces

HCM City will step up tourism links with the five south-eastern provinces of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu, Tây Ninh, Bình Dương, Bình Phước, and Đồng Nai to enable travel firms to develop more products and expand their markets, a city leader has said.

Rice farms in Đồng Tháp fully mechanised

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp are using agricultural machines for all rice cultivation processes on nearly 100 per cent of rice farms. 

Minister calls for forest protection and management efforts

Central Highlands localities need to raise the responsibility among forest owners and management to improve protection and development of the areas.

Alliance of airlines, travel and hotels to boost domestic tourism, say experts

Insiders have said that co-operation in joint sales would stimulate tourism as airlines companies can offer prices that aren't too high, while hotels and travel companies also offer deals to encourage travel.