Asia Vietnam Red Cross held its annual blood donation festival in Ha Noi, hoping to collect 200 units of blood as demand increases towards the end of the year; over 1.2 million units of blood have been collected since the beginning of the year
Asia Vietnam The investor behind the controversial construction of an urban project that would encroach on the Hạ Long Bay buffer zone has been ordered to pay a fine of about $5.140 for environmental pollution
Asia Vietnam The HCM City Young Workers' Support Centre organised a mass wedding ceremony for 82 couples to help less well-off workers have a proper ceremony
Asia Vietnam Vietnam's new e-visa policy, which came into force on 15 August 2023 and extended the validity of electronic tourist visas to 90 days from 30, has facilitated group tours and the so called MICE tourism - meetings, incentives, conferences and events
Asia Vietnam The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed delaying a wage negotiation meeting until the fourth quarter of 2023 because there is insufficient scientific and practical basis to propose a time to adjust the regional minimum wage
Asia Vietnam Vietnam's Top 10 digital technology companies in 2023 have been announced at a ceremony held in Hanoi; among them are Viettel Solutions, OneMount Group, VNPT, Mobifone, Rang Dong and FPT
Asia Vietnam Vietnam-Japan cooperation in agriculture aims to improve by 200-300% in coming decades; key areas for Vietnam include improvement of plant varieties, high-tech production and processing, forest protection and mitigation of effects of natural disasters
Asia Vietnam The 4th Ethnic Culture Festival will open tomorrow 8 September in Bình Định with artisans, artists, performers, musicians and athletes from 11 central provinces
Asia Vietnam The Núi Chúa World Biosphere Reserve is attracting more and more tourists with its diverse ecosystems, with some 1.500 plant species in three natural areas of forest, sea and semi-desert
Asia Vietnam Ca Mau, the largest shrimp-producing province in the country, is intensifying the development of brands for special products and specifically identified products, including tiger prawns and mud crabs
Asia Vietnam The agricultural workforce makes up about 30% of the country's total labor force, but the number of students enrolling in agricultural faculties is less than 2% of total annual students, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Asia Vietnam Kon Plông district has been hit by 70 minor earthquakes since the beginning of July, which experts say are linked to the accumulation of water in hydroelectric dams in the region
Asia Vietnam In the first half of 2023, the agricultural sector recorded seven product groups with export turnover exceeding $1 billion, including coffee, rubber, rice, vegetables, cashew nuts, shrimp and wood products