Vietnam boasts huge potential to develop semiconductor and AI industries, and pledges to create favourable conditions for NVIDIA corporation, a leading chip producer in the US, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said on December 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet discussed major orientations to boost the bilateral comprehensive cooperation in the coming time at their talks in Hanoi on December 11.

The Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries launched a joint military exercise for United Nations peacekeeping operations called VINBAX 2023 in Hanoi on December 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, chair of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, when presiding over the council’s conference late last week, mentioned a plan to develop one more international airport in the southern part of the region.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung late last week had a meeting with a delegation from the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) led by John Neuffer, SIA’s President and CEO, who was on a business trip in Vietnam.

China, for many years, has been Vietnam’s largest trade partner, largest import market and second largest export market. Vietnam is China’s largest trading partner in ASEAN and its fourth largest trading partner.

Not only does it offer fresh and delicious food at reasonable prices, but it also showcases cuisine with unique cultural characteristics.

Nguyen Thuy Trang believes people with disabilities in general often have the strength and always want to get ahead in life and encourages them to be brave enough to step out of their comfort zone and try new things.

The delta, which is the country’s largest producer of rice, fruit and seafood, is forecast to face saltwater intrusion between January and March next year.

At the Vietnam - Cambodia and Vietnam – Laos borders, human trafficking activities have been reported at casinos and online companies owned by foreigners involving forced labour, online fraud and sexual exploitation.

Establishing and operating an online facility-level greenhouse gas inventory reporting system is crucial. This is also a significant challenge for Vietnam due to limitations in awareness and technical capacity at facilities and local levels.

Associate Professor Nguyen Phi Le is working on highly applicable research, directly solving problems that have great impacts on society such as the environment and health.

Thanks to favorable policies of the authorities at all levels, the Ham Yen orange tree has become a key crop that bring high income for local people.

An exquisite Hanoi delicacy is named among 10 newly accredited Asian culinary records.

“After we fought to protect rhinos, fewer people used rhino horn, but now they eat wild birds," Do Doan Hoang, a journalist who specializes in writing about environmental issues, said.

VN aims to use organic fertiliser for 50% of the total cultivation area nationwide by 2050, and have at least 80% of centrally-run cities and provinces build organic fertiliser farming models as part of value chains for major and specialty products.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony in Hanoi on December 11 for his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Bovor Thipadei Hun Manet who is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12.

Cao Bang has special potential for tourism, with a history of more than 500 years and over 200 historical-cultural relics and scenic spots, 2 national treasures, and 7 cultural heritages at national level.

The exhibit features war memorabilia, photographs, drawings, and documents depicting the lives of the American pilots held in Hoa Lo prison and their desire to end the war and return to their families.

According to Decision No. 1486/QD-TTg dated November 24, 2023 on Cao Bang’s development planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the province has a total natural area of 6,700.3 km2, with 1 city and 9 districts.