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Urbanisation in rural areas has caused many traditional craft villages to shrink over the years.

Vietnam supports international legal processes, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.

Matmo, the fifth storm this year, is moving west quickly and is forecast to reach the coastal areas of central Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa provinces this evening, according to the latest report from the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) worked with leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on October 30 to learn about the local investment environment.

Robust signs since the outset of the year have made the timber and forestry sector confident of gaining 11 billion USD in export revenue in 2019, beating the target of 10.5 billion USD.

Singapore has set a target of stepping up its solar capacity by more than seven times from the current level, and increasing the current output of 260 megawatt-peak (MWp) to 2 gigawatt-peak (GWp) by 2030.

Can Tho city attracted the largest number of Japanese businesses who came to the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City to learn about the investment environment in Vietnam’s southern provinces and cities, a JETRO official has said.

The Danish Film Week is thrilling movie-lovers at the National Film Centre in Hanoi and Cinestar 135 in Ho Chi Minh City from October 26-31.

General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration Tran Hong Thai has been appointed as Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s Region II (Asia).

The 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia is being held in Hanoi from October 28-30.

A light festival is underway in Hai Duong city in the province of the same name to celebrate its recognition of first-tier city.

Cham ethnic farmers in Ninh Thuan province are receiving technical support to boost substantial agricultural development and improve their incomes.

Opportunities to develop logistics services in the northern port city of Hai Phong were discussed at a workshop held in the city on October 25.

Famous tourist sites in Vietnam were introduced at the 31st International Tourism and Travel Show in Montreal, Canada, from October 25-27.

More than half of the Mekong Delta will disappear under sea level in the next two generations if no action is taken now, research has found.

A ceremony was held on October 26 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise Hai Duong city in the province of the same name as a first-tier city.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the country’s largest grape producer, is expanding cultivation of high-quality foreign grape varieties.

The animal husbandry industry has set an average growth target of 4 to 5 percent per year from 2020 to 2025, and 3-4 percent in 2026-2030.

An exhibition on photos and reportage – documentary films about the ASEAN Community opened in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on October 25.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on October 25 named 12 new deputy ministers in his Cabinet during the 2019 – 2024 tenure.