With the urban green growth development plan to 2030 recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Viet Nam is hastening the transformation of its urban economic growth model towards green growth and climate change adaptation.

Accelerating agricultural restructuring towards large-scale and high-tech production became critical for the sector involving 70 per cent of the country’s population but contributing just below 20 per cent of the country’s GDP.

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 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has had a working visit to Florida and Arkansas States of the US to boost partnerships between the localities and Vietnam, especially in economy, trade, investment and education.

Twelve out of 22 defendants in the “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” case in PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), have lodged their appeals.

 Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong has been awarded the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations”, the most notable reward of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

 Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on CPV founding anniversary, Leaders pay Tet visits to former Party chief Do Muoi, NA Chairwoman presents Tet gifts to poor families in Long An

 Vietnam shipped nearly 6 million tones of rice in 2017, up one million tones compared to the year before. Continuing the success, since the beginning of 2018, many enterprises have earned high price orders.

The Nhue-Day river basin continues to suffer from pollution despite a range of environmental protection projects that have been carried out by several agencies, including Hanoi's Department of Natural Resources and Environment. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Awareness of continued gender inequality in Vietnam has grown in the last several years, though the goal of eliminating gender discrimination has not brought equality to all Vietnamese women. 

 The Ha Giang International Marathon Race, called ‘Running on the Road of Happiness’, is scheduled for April 30, the event’s organising board has announced.

 Religious festivals are sometimes marred by improper manners such as attendees throwing money to god’s palanquin during the parade and fighting for offerings on the altars.

 Chinese artist Chen Yi is displaying his watercolour paintings depicting Vietnamese landscapes and people at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

 There is no busier time than Tet for Thuy Tram Village in northern Phu Tho Province as the year comes to an end. It is a time of high demand for the village’s famous produce, golden carp.

There appears to be no end to the rise of convenience stores in Vietnam’s retail market.

Foreign-invested auto enterprises in Vietnam have canceled orders for imports from Thailand and Indonesia because they still cannot get certificates from agencies of export countries, as required by Decree 116.

 Yok Đôn National Park’s management board in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk on Friday has coordinated with Buôn Đôn District police to start investigation into a large-scale deforestation inside the park.

 The tourism industry in Viet Nam has developed so quickly in recent years that it doesn’t have enough qualified human resources to serve such growth.

 Bilateral relations between Viet Nam and Japan could be adversely affected if construction of the Metro Line No.1 continues to run behind schedule, according to HCM City authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Y Ty Commune in Bat Xat District, in the northern province of Lao Cai, has become a new tourist destination for domestic and foreign visitors.