Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of 11 billion USD from wood and forestry products this year as the main season for business is in the last six months of the year, according to an official of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES).
At least four people were killed and eight others remain missing in central provinces after torrential rains brought by a tropical depression have stricken the region over the past few days.
The Cuong Temple is both a tourist site and a sacred place for the local people. Annually, local people organise the Cuong Temple Festival featuring many diverse cultural activities.
Vietnam’s airlines have announced their plans to cancel or reschedule their flights from and to airports in central Vietnam where tropical storm Podul is expected to make landfall on August 30.
A Vietnamese top customs official on August 27 met with representatives from ministries, public agencies and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss the implementation of a trade facilitation project, with an emphasis on import-export specialised inspection.
President Ho Chi Minh’s 50th death anniversary was commemorated at a ceremony held at the Kim Lien national special relic site in Nam Dan district, central Nghe An province on August 21 (the 21st day of the 7th lunar month).
Artisan Sam Van Binh was among 12 outstanding citizens honoured at the national gathering of role models in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, held recently in Hanoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked the Red River Delta and north central region to uphold their leading role in building new-style rural areas, during a conference held in Nghe An province on August 17.
The 21 airports in Vietnam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.
Vietnam exported 4.01 million tonnes of rice worth 1.73 billion USD in the first seven months of 2019, up 2.1 percent in volume but down 14.3 percent in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Prolonged hot and dry weather has affected more than 1,200ha of rice and other crops in the central province of Nghe An’s Do Luong district, a local newspaper reported.
If extreme heat continues in the central region until the end of the dry season, about 65,500ha of rice and annual crops will suffer from drought and water scarcity, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
President of the 2019 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Board Geoff Smith spoken highly of Vietnam’s math teaching and learning standards at the award ceremony at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom on July 21.
All the four Vietnamese students who participated in the 2019 International Biology Olympiad in Hungary have brought home one silver and three bronze medals, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on July 21.
All six Vietnamese high school students competing in the 2019 International Mathematical Olympiad brought home medals, with two golds and four silvers.
A gastronomy festival in the northern central province of Nghe An has set Vietnam record for its introduction of the highest number of eel – based dishes.
On duty on remote islands, what garrisons stationed on Truong Sa archipelago need the most is the understanding of people in the rear so that they are assured to protect the country sea and island.
Six outstanding students of Vietnam will take part in the 60th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2019 in Bath city, the United Kingdom, according the Ministry of Education and Training.
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