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US CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office opens in Hanoi
The office, based in Ngo Quyen street in downtown Hanoi, is one of the CDC’s four in the world, together with the East Europe/Central Asia office in Gruzia, the Middle East/North Africa office in Oman, and the South America office in Brazil. It will strengthen the ...
VNA
Many fishing boats in Mekong Delta stay ashore
Many localities in the Mekong Delta are currently undergoing social distancing according to Directive No.16 of the Prime Minister, so trade activities of seafood products encounter difficulties, dragging prices down, causing many fishing boats to operate ineffectively. Besides, the fishing grounds are increasingly depleted, and ...
By Tan Thai – Translated by Thanh Nha
MoIT proposes two solutions to resolve rice congestion in Mekong Delta
The office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), on the afternoon of August 16, informed that its leader had signed an official dispatch to the Prime Minister, reporting on the consumption of paddy and commodity rice in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in the ...
SGGP
Mekong Delta call for greater consumption of sweet potatoes to help farmers
Statistically, by the end of May 2021, Japanese purple sweet potato is grown in 266-ha land in Chau Thanh District with an output of 8,494 tons, mostly in Hoa Tan, Phu Long and Tan Phu communes. Currently, farmers are facing difficulties in selling the vegetable; they ...
SGGP
Mekong Delta farmers face difficulties due to rising agricultural supply prices
The prices of animal feed climbed sharply Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Director of Chau Thanh Fisheries Production and Service Cooperative in Dong Thap Province, said that from the end of 2020 to now, the price of fish feed has escalated sharply. On the contrary, the price ...
SGGP
US pledges to enhance cooperation with Mekong subregion’s countries
The US will bolster support for countries in the Mekong subregion through the Mekong-US partnership, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Atul Keshap said at a recent online seminar to reveal results of a report ...
VNA
Top-10 prominent events in natural resources, environment in 2020 announced
The most meaningful of all is the approval of the 14th National Assembly about the adjusted Law on Environment Protection. In this important legal document, it is the first time that Vietnamese citizens are classified as a subject in environment protection tasks. In addition, the Law has ...
Vietnam enhances cooperation to reduce biodiversity loss
The Vietnamese Government has committed to joining hands with governments in the region and the world to reduce biodiversity loss by 2030 for sustainable development. Deputy head of the Vietnam Environment Administration’s Biodiversity Conservation Agency and head of Vietnam’s ASEAN working group on biodiversity preservation, Hoang ...
VNA
Central forests destroyed to fuel ornamental tree craze
There has been a sudden demand for old-growth wild ornamental trees in recent years, leading to the destruction of forest trees in the Central Highlands and South Central Vietnam while local authorities have their hands tied. Ancient trees from Central mountains are being harvested to bring ...
Staff writers - Translated by Tan Nghia
Anti-flood projects should be carried out synchronously: HCMC Party Chief
Mr. Nen made the statement at a yesterday meeting between the delegation of the city Party Committee, the People’s Committee and the Department of Construction. According to HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Van Nen, city authorities have found the best solutions for anti-flooding program for years and ...
Quoc Hung - Translated by Anh Quan
