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Farmers have been successfully utilising online channels such as Facebook to promote their products directly to consumers amid the COVID-19 outbreaks.

Despite hardships along the way, perseverance has brought a young man success in developing a high-tech farming project in his hometown in Binh Dinh province.

If Vietnam legalises sports betting, billions of dollars could be recouped for the country and help boost tourism post-COVID-19.

National Assembly deputies continued discussing a report on supplementary assessment of the implementation of the legislature’s resolution on socio-economic development and State budget plans for 2019, as well as socio-economic performance in early 2020, during a plenary session on June 15.

Thai Vietjet, a subsidiary of Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air, has announced and opened ticket sales from June 15 for five new domestic routes in Thailand.

The southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 17 launched tree planting campaigns in celebration of the 130th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

Visitors to the central province of Thanh Hoa can now visit tourist destinations in the province, which have re-opened since last weekend, according to the decision of the Chairman of provincial People’s Committee.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi on April 23 issued plans on organising activities to connect production and distribution of goods between Hanoi and other provinces and cities nationwide by year-end.

Vietnam suffered a reduction of tea exports in the first quarter of this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Singaporean firm F&N Dairy Investment Pte Ltd has filed an offer to purchase more than 17.4 million shares in domestic dairy producer Vinamilk (HoSE: VNM).

Authorities and farmers in the Central Highlands region are taking measures to cope with severe drought to reduce damages to crops.

As more and more countries throughout Asia and Europe start to close borders with the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, thousands of Vietnamese citizens are rushing home.

Vietnamese silk is highly valued in the world for its special qualities even though the country is not a global silk hub.

Experts have recommended the use of high-yield silkworm varieties that can adapt to Vietnamese conditions to reduce reliance on imports from China and other countries.

Flower export of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has risen sharply since the beginning of this year, in contrast to the gloomy picture of coffee, cashew nuts and tea that are being hit by COVID-19.

The total retail sales and service revenue rose 8.3 percent year-on-year to over 863.9 trillion VND (37.4 billion USD) in the first two months of 2020, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has asked relevant agencies to supplement and complete a plan on the construction of a green urban village – the first of its kind in Vietnam – in Xuan Tho commune, Da Lat city.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands regions are taking precautionary measures to protect forests facing high risk of fires due to the prolonged hot and dry weather.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong will provide financial support for Lac Duong district’s farmers whose coffee trees were damaged by hoar frost.

Localities across the country are proactively implementing measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).