There are three ‘pillars’ for air quality management, including data from emission sources, air monitoring data, and assessments about the human impact. Vietnam lacks data about all three.

Apart from epidemics, difficulties in exports, especially those to China, are also an important factor for the fall in Vietnam’s agriculture growth in the first half of this year. 

Farm produce processing industry urged to tap potential

River erosion and high tide have made great impact on dwellers’ lives and production; accordingly, HCM City authorities have drawn up embankment construction projects to regulate water level and drainage. 

In Vietnam, tea is said to appear in almost every social activity: from weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and ritual ceremonies.

The bump in FDI during the first six months of the year is expected to continue as a number of factors take hold.

Hanoi has announced it will spend VND265 billion (US$11.4 million) to implement the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme to boost the agricultural economy and rural development.

HCMC plans to set up separate lanes for buses operating on the District 3 sections of Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets, aiming to shorten the time needed for commuting by bus.

Spanning across 25,000 hectares with diverse fauna and flora species, Cuc Phuong National Park has flaunted its captivating beauty to tourists.

A large number of Chinese P2P companies in Vietnam have created unfair competition and caused confusion among customers, as some recruited Vietnamese as representatives.

The scientific research by Dr Pham Bich Hanh and her co-workers gives a new perspective on sam dai hanh (Eleutherine bulbosa) and endemic species in Indochina which are grown in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Transport instructed concerned organisations to make 185 hotspots for traffic accidents safer in the first half of this year.

DK1 platforms were built on the southern continental shelf during 1989-1998. It has become Vietnam’s special national sovereign landmark on sea.

The Vietnamese market in the first half of 2019 has welcomed both imported and assembled new car models, including the Mitsubishi Xpander which now ranks as one of the ten best-selling cars.

The office market in Ho Chi Minh City continued stable growth in the first half of this year, with some increases in rental prices and areas, according to major property consultant firms.

The mass influx of tourists to several tourist destinations has given rise to controversies about whether Vietnam’s tourism has reached the saturation point and needs to take a time out for reinforcement. 

The Drug Administration of Viet Nam has called on province and city health departments around the country to ensure they stock enough dengue fever medicines.

Globalisation is driving multinationals across the world to review and innovate their production methods based on industry 4.0, experts said.

HCM City's People’s Committee has taken several steps to solve pollution in four canals in HCM City's Thu Duc District and District 9.

Five porters from a Hanoi market were sentenced to a total 17 years and six months in jail for ripping off merchants by charging illegal unloading fees, the city People’s Court announced on Friday.

Heavy showers with rainfall of up to 70mm per hour is expected to cool the country's northern region between Monday night and Wednesday.

Hong Kong retained its crown as Vietnam’s leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of this year, pouring US$5.44 billion in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency said.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has secured the men’s single title at the Lagos International Classics 2019 badminton tournament which ended in Nigeria on July 27.

Below average scores were recorded on 399, 066 out of 569,905 exam papers, or 70.01 percent in history.

Eighty paragliders from Vietnam and Laos joined the Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 in the central city of Da Nang on July 27.