Vietnam secured 12 gold, nine silver, and 11 bronze medals as of 10pm on August 1, the first day it competed at the ongoing 11th ASEAN Para Games (APG) in Indonesia.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 7 took part in the Tich Dien festival in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam. The traditional ploughing festival is held annually with the aim to pray for a year of bumper harvest and prosperity.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that in the current situation, rice exports should be controlled to ensure food security in line with the Government’s Decree No.107.
Strong growth of local fisheries production and exports has helped many listed firms increase profits, with some even hitting their yearly profit targets in only nine months.
Those working in the fishing industry in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan are currently enjoying bumper harvests with each boat catching up to 400 baskets of fish, worth hundreds of dong.
Rich or poor, Vietnamese at home or abroad carefully cook traditional dishes to put on the home altar to worship their ancestors during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
Farmers who grow watermelon in southern Ca Mau province are raking in high profits because of a bumper harvest and rising prices for Tet when the fruit is used on virtually every family altar.
The northern region from Thua Thien-Hue province northward reaped a bumper harvest in the 2016-2017 Winter-Spring rice crop for the 10th consecutive year.
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