Dengue cases drop in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control yesterday said that cases of dengue dropped to 528 last week, a decrease of 34.6 percent compared to the average number in the prior four weeks.

An inspiration amid the online noise

While the topics may seem simple, what sets Giang apart from other local YouTubers is the way she creates room for discussion.

Lotus silk in fight for survival as cost becomes King

The year 2020 will go down in history for a host of reasons, one being that the COVID-19 pandemic shut borders that had long been open wide for trade.

HCMC studies general plan for Thu Duc City

The HCMC government is studying a general plan for Thu Duc City with an area of more than 21,000 hectares to boost its transit-oriented development, green traffic and flood control.

VNR concerned over loss of entire equity

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) incurred losses of some VND1.3 trillion last year due to Covid-19 and continuous storms in the central region.

Runway upgrade at TSN airport completed

The runway renovation project commenced on June 29 last year, with a total investment of some VND2 trillion.

Hotpot of five elements of earth

Lau tha, or tha hotpot, is a dish familiar to those living in or visiting Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province. The attractive specialty tastes so delicious with a wide range of ingredients.

For the sake of sustainable fish export

The price of tra (pangasius) fish has experienced one fluctuation after another. This year is forecast to be a recovery time for the fish.

Minister urges quick building of project on natural forest protection

The forestry sector should take swift action to build a project on zoning off and protecting natural forests in the time to come, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 10

Ten localities suggest allocating 10,000 tonnes of rice for Lunar New Year

Scientists use brown rice and silkworm as base to grow cordycep in Ha Giang

Brown rice and silkworms can be used as a growing base for cordycep muhrooms, which are very expensive and seen as ‘soft gold’. Cordyceps has made people in the northern province of Ha Giang rich.

Hanoi should adopt wider vision, says architect

Architect Dao Ngoc Nghiem, former director-general of the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture, talks about his suggestions on how to solve the problem of heavy traffic in central Hanoi.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 10

VNR500, top 10 prestigious companies honoured

Plastic pollution in coastal area: reported

Microplastics contamination at beaches, lakes and channels in the central city reached serious levels with100 plastic items found in one cubic metre – up to five times higher than the average microplastic contaminated sites in the world.

International economic integration - a bright spot in Vietnam’s foreign affairs in 2020

On the occasion of the New Year, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son granted the media an interview on the results of Vietnam’s international economic integration in 2020 and orientations for the new period.

Well-off families spend tens of millions on incense with natural scents

Instead of buying incense with an artificial scent made of chemicals, high-income families pay millions of dong for ‘clean’ incense.

Vocational schools facing difficulties in digital transformation

As proved in the harsh Covid-19 pandemic time, digital transformation does help all fields of life, and education is not an exception. 

HCM City’s Book Street celebrates 5th birthday

A series of cultural and art programmes are taking place at the HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 to celebrate the street’s 5th anniversary, and promote the reading culture among the community.

Resilience helps Vietnam overcome year of COVID-19

Though COVID-19 has sent the global economy into one of its worst recessions ever, Vietnam posted GDP growth of 2.91 percent in 2020 thanks to its solid control of outbreaks and timely support to both enterprises and local people.

Three major transport projects to be inaugurate from Jan. 10-12

Three major transport projects will be put into operation from January 10-12, according to the Ministry of Transport.

$545 mln spent on bomb and mine detection, clearance over last decade

Vietnam spent a total of VND12.6 trillion ($545 million) on bomb and mine detection and clearance during the 2010-2020 period, 

Environment Ministry urges local authorities to recall old polluting vehicles

The state needs to set up reasonable policies to join forces with manufacturers to recall old polluting vehicles, experts say.

Phu Quoc Island granted ‘island city’ status

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has officially announced that Phu Quoc Island will become the country’s first island city.

Vietnam, China hold new round of talks on sea-related issues

Vietnam and China held the 14th round of negotiations of the working group on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin 

Northern mountain covered with ice as temperature drops to -9°C

As temperature at the top of Phia Oac mountain in Thanh Cong commune, Nguyen Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang dropped down to -9 degrees Celsius on the morning of January 8, tree branches and ground were covered with ice.