Ninh Binh boosts high-tech application to improve agricultural value

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been focusing on high-tech application to improve the value of agricultural products. Yen Mo district is the leading locality in developing a model of growing cantaloupe in membrane houses that proves higher benefits. The district now has over 23,300 sq.m of greenhouses, bringing in revenues of about 250-350 … Read more

Guinea-Bissau President arrives in Hanoi for Vietnam’s official visit

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on September 5 evening, beginning their official visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnam, Laos step up defence cooperation

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, met with his Lao counterpart Sen. Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on September 4, on the sidelines of the 21st ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM-21). During the meeting, Khamliang … Read more

Vietnam’s 79th National Day celebrated in Australia

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Western Australia and Northern Territory recently held a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the National Day (September 2). The event was attended by nearly 200 delegates from the government, parliament, departments and enterprises, scholars, and the Vietnamese community in Western Australia. Earlier, on September 4, a delegation of … Read more

Great opportunity for sustainable development of crocodile farming

The opening of the Chinese market for crocodile exports from Vietnam will create a great opportunity for this sector to grow faster and more sustainably, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien told the media on September 4. In August, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the General Administration … Read more