The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) launched the local tourism application Vietnamgo in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 16.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the 10 most outstanding achievements of the sector in 2018.
As of December 31, four people have died from landslides or floods caused by days of torrential rains in the central region, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported.
A market fair showcasing products of the northern mountainous region will be held in the Culture-Tourism Village for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Son Tay from December 29, 2018 till January 1, 2019.
The growth of vegetable and fruit exports slowed down significantly this year but the target of reaching 10 billion USD in revenue in 2025 was still within reach, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Two people were killed and three others were reported missing in the central region by recent flooding as of December 10, according to the Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is taking an array of measures to turn tourism, border gate economic activities and hi-tech agriculture into the pillars of its economy.
An unusual game, the sitting tug-of-war, is considered to be a spiritual ritual in the Tran Vu temple festival in Ngoc Tri village, Long Bien district, Hanoi.
Strategies to expand coffee and pepper cultivation in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong were discussed between the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) and the provincial People’s Committee during their meeting on November 22.
This time last year, many parts of the central region were submerged under floodwater, but this year’s unusual aridity in the middle of the rainy season offers little solace.
Vietnam is working to develop its own earth observation satellite, which will help the country manage natural resources and mitigate the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, a conference heard on October 18.
The use of advanced farming techniques has resulted in high profits for organic cocoa farmers in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
As thermal power accounts for the largest proportion of Vietnam’s energy production, the country is facing challenges to ensure sufficient supply of coal for thermal power plants in the coming years.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Thailand’s sugar and sugarcane production is forecast to decline in the 2018-19 crop due to unfavourable weather conditions.
Vietnam will, for the first time, send military doctors to participate in the UN’s peacekeeping force.
More than 23 million students across the country, or one-fourth of the total population, started a new academic year on September 5.
Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.
Over 3,000ha of custard apple trees are fruiting in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son this year. Total output is estimated at 30-32,000 tonnes worth some 1 trillion VND (44 million USD).
