New approach to reduce plastic waste in Vu Gia-Thu Bồn River Up to 9.1 tonnes of potential plastic waste was being dumped into the Vu Gia-Thu Bồn River basin, one of nine largest river systems in Việt Nam, each day, equating to 2,600 tonnes each year.

Vietnamese Talent Awards honour innovation A speech to text software with accuracy of up to 93.6 per cent was honoured yesterday as the winner of Vietnamese Talent Awards 2019’s information technology (IT) category.

Families can go 'green' at weekend festival Various unique and inspiring creative activities on green and sustainable lifestyles will be organised during the Khoe Creative Festival which will be held this weekend (November 16-17) at Autumn Park, Ecopark urban area, about 10km southeast of the city centre.

Tày artist holds first solo exhibition Tày artist Vi Việt Nga’s first solo exhibition opens at Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts on November 15.

Thường Xuân District thrives on community-based tourism

Thường Xuân District, located in the western mountainous region of Thanh Hóa, is endowed with diverse biological system, imposing mountains and original cultures of the local ethnic minorities.

Conference calls for VN-Dutch tie-up in hi-tech agriculture The Netherlands and Việt Nam are natural partners in agriculture, especially hi-tech agriculture, since they have complementary strengths, experts told a conference in HCM City yesterday.

National Assembly focuses on extinguishing huge fires

The National Assembly spent the whole day yesterday discussing the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting from 2014-2018.

Land accumulation essential to apply innovation in agriculture Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks to Vũ Trọng Khải, former director of the Central Agricultural Cooperative Management School II, on how land policies should be changed to help agriculture thrive.

Liên Chiểu Port to play key role for a sustainable Đà Nẵng Speeding up the construction of the new Liên Chiểu Cargo Port would help promote Đà Nẵng as a key international logistics centre, and allow the existing Tiên Sa Port to be reserved for cruise ships only.

Pianist raises environmental awareness Pianist Phó An My will perform on November 24 at Hà Nội Opera House. The recital entitled Tỉnh (Awake) features works by composer Đặng Tuệ Nguyên. Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Thúy Bình interviews My about the upcoming concert.