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A young entrepreneur from the Mekong Delta is helping local rice farmers save money and save the environment with the use of his bio-technology innovations and a sustainable approach to mushroom production.

A group of biologists have spent days trailing a troop of primates in Kon Ka Kinh National Park, before they eventually caught up with about 30 gray-shanked douc langurs having an afternoon meal in the treetops some 30 metres above the ground.

The vegetarian food market in Ho Chi Minh City has been busy since early this month since it is vegetarian season with the Vietnamese Vu Lan festival, which takes place in the seventh lunar month or the spirit month, is approaching.

Mushroom cultivation needs supporting measures from the agricultural sector to expand when the demand for the fungi increased in foreign countries.

The US’s Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) and Norway ’s Renew Project in Vietnam have supported the victims of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the central province of Quang Tri through a programme named “Mushrooms with a Mission”.

Thousands of victims suffering from post-war bombs and mines in the central province of Quang Tri now have a stable life thanks to a project on growing mushrooms in Cam Lo and Trieu Phong districts.

The Government's scheme to provide vocational training for rural workers has met a number of obstacles since being implemented three years ago, largely due to funding shortages, said reports from several provinces.

Vietnam plans to obtain a year-on-year rise of 30 percent in farm and vegetable export value to 1 billion USD this year.

The central province of Quang Tri and the two neighbouring Lao provinces of Savannakhet and Salavan co-oganised a conference to evaluate the 2011-2012 cooperation results in science and technology, and formulate a cooperation plan for 2012-2013.

The Japanese Government will provide non-refundable aid worth almost 123,000 USD to a project to support victims of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the central province of Quang Tri .

Firms from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have unveiled plans to buy more agricultural produce from Vietnam , the Mekong Delta in particular.

The 11th National Horticultural Congress of Thailand is taking place in Chiang Mai with an aim of implementing academic research for the benefit of farmers and the economy.

Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are joining alliances to enhance the value of their agricultural products as part of a project that uses funds from a governmental loan from the World Bank.

A Vietnamese tra fish product made by Vinh Hoan Corp, the country’s leading tra fish exporter, won a grand prize for best retail product at the Seafood Prix d’Elite new product competition held in Belgium on May 3.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri and the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) have signed an agreement to carry out the “Mushrooms with a mission” programme worth 1.4 million USD.

The Health Ministry has requested all provinces and cities to strengthen food safety and hygiene activities nationwide by promoting awareness and inspection programmes during the new year festival.

Tet (Lunar New Year holiday), also known as “Tet ca” (biggest festival), is considered as the most important traditional festival in the whole country for people of the Kinh ethnicity.