With a depth of about 800m, a length of 1.7km and a cliff slope of 70-90o, Tu San is believed to be the deepest canyon in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Covering on an area of 4,000sqm, Chimi strawberry farm that opened last October in Hanoi's Tay Ho district has attracted young people and families looking for a new farming experience in the city.

 Recent moves to speed up the operation of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line have brought new hopes of a rise of property prices along the route after years of delays.

A total of 17 proposed solar power projects have been put on ice as they risk missing the deadline of the feed-in tariff of 9.35 cents that ends in June 2019 due to inconsistencies in the ­evaluation of the projects. 

 After revealing its ambition to build the largest offshore wind farm in Vietnam, a UK-based ­renewables group is to deliver utility-scale offshore wind ­energy that meets the need for affordable electricity in the country.

 With a recent rise of renewables in Vietnam triggered by the growing demand for electricity and conducive policies, solar power projects are outpacing wind power ones. How can wind development catch up with the solar boom in country?  

 Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecasted to slow to 6.7 per cent this year and 6.2 per cent by 2020, according to a report produced by ICAEW.

 Local retailing, which has often been considered as a lucrative business, becomes an uninspiring market with many retailers vying to maintain their existing operations and market share, experts have said.

 Authorities in HCM City have urged relevant agencies to speed up the expansion of Tan Son Nhat Airport to ease overcrowding.

 About 200 metres of Trần Hưng Đạo Street from Lê Duẩn Street to Yết Kiêu Street in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District will be narrowed to make room for the construction of Nhổn- Hà Nội Railway Station.

 Police in Bình Thuận Province have started criminal proceedings against four leaders and officials from the Là Ngà Protective Forest Management Board for violating regulations on the exploitation and protection of forests.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking measures to cope with climate change and rising sea level as the impacts have become more pronounced in recent years.

Vietnam wants the international community to join efforts in dealing with war consequences, helping the country develop sustainably and participate in UN peacekeeping operations more actively.  

 Eight children drowned in a single incident last week in northern Hoa Binh Province, again raising the alarm about this epidemic that kills some 2,000 children in Viet Nam each year.

 More than 67,160 ha of farmland nationwide are likely to be hit by drought and saline intrusion in the coming time if a lack of rainfall persists, according to the Directorate of Water Resource under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

 A Vietnamese delegation has actively participated in activities of the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019), which opened in Langkawi island of Malaysia on March 26.

 The southern province of Kien Giang is carrying out a project to develop eco-tourism in U Minh Thuong National Park for 2019-2020 with a vision to 2030, with a total investment of over 150 billion VND (6.46 million USD).

 Four projects of students, which had won prizes in the Vietnam Science and Engineering Fair (ViSEF) in 2019, have been selected to join the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in May this year. 

 The fifth generation (5G) of mobile communications is forecast to be a pillar of the digital economy and Vietnam has been busy making preparations to become one of the first countries to develop its 5G network.

  Vietnam Railways (VNR) will operate an additional 130 trains along various routes across the nation from April 25 to May 5 to meet increasing travelling demands during the Reunification Day holidays.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Lee Hyo-seong signed a government-level cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 26 on the co-production of television programmes. 

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam during the first quarter of 2019 hit the highest level since 2016, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 The Hanoi Inspectorate on March 25 confirmed it would continue investigating violations related to forest land use and management in the city’s Soc Son district after releasing its initial conclusions on the violations last week.

Police have issued a decision to start legal proceedings for a major drug trafficking case involving four defendants, including one Chinese national, for the illegal transporting and smuggling of drugs.

 Vietnam has made an important step in the development of its labour market by ratifying ILO Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons.