Historic drought

Every four hours, authorities sent tanks of water to people, while Thuận Bắc District authorities co-ordinated with investors of Bình Tiên Tourism Site Project to examine and drill wells, as well as treat underground water from the wells to provide local citizens. … [Read more...] about Historic drought in Ninh Thuận

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep chaired the conference along with the attendance of Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Le Thanh Liem and representatives of 19 provinces and cities, international agencies.  The conference showed natural disasters analyzations and forecasts in 2020, plans against rainy, stormy season in the Southern region. Statistics showed that there were 141 whirlwinds and thunderstorms in the Southern region, a record torrential downpour in Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province with a total rainfall of 1.173 mm, high tide spells over Ho Chi Minh City and some coastal provinces in the Mekong Delta, the southwest monsoon triggering serious landslide at sea dyke systems in Ca Mau Province last year.  Last year, the natural disasters caused 16 people dead and missing with a total damage at VND466 billion (US$ 20 million). In the first months of this year, historic drought and saltwater … [Read more...] about Additional five or six storms to travel Central, Southern regions

In the list of 154 models subject to registration fee adjustment under Decision No.452/QD-BTC effective from April 3 on adjusting registration fees for automobiles and motorbikes, registration fees for passenger cars or cars with less than nine seats were 12 per cent in eight provinces and cities (Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Haiphong, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Son La, and Can Tho), while it is 11 per cent in Ha Tinh and 10 per cent in Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, and other cities. The charge is now 7.2 per cent for a pickup truck in the first group of cities/provinces, 6.6 per cent in Ha Tinh, and 6 per cent in other cities. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES MAY 30

Vietnam’s agricultural sector has set a US$42 billion target turnover for its agro-forestry-fishery export this year. To achieve this target, the MARD has directed localities to adjust rice production to minimize the impact of climate change, focusing on exploring large markets, building concentrated production regions, and planting out-of-season fruit trees in southern provinces. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta boosting post-Covid-19 agricultural production