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The Government Electronic Information Portal on December 24 reported that in the conversation between the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, the two sides exchanged views on the cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas sector. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Russia cooperation in oil and gas: great opportunities ahead

The index, commissioned by the Yidan Prize Foundation, was compiled by The Economist. It looks at how well education systems of different countries equip young people (15 to 24 years old) with future-oriented skills in areas such as critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, collaboration, creativity and entrepreneurship, as well as digital and technical skills. … [Read more...] about Vietnam gets better in imparting 21st century skills

Visiting local residents, Mẫn said that last year, despite difficulties and challenges, with the determination of the Party, the State and the people, Việt Nam recorded significant results in socio-economic development, security and national defence and corruption prevention. … [Read more...] about State, Party leaders give New Year’s greetings to residents

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - For two decades, farmer To Nguyen Ho Hai in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai grew peppers, enjoying a boon in production. Five years ago, the industry was doing so well, and the price of peppers so high, he more than doubled his investment, increasing from 900 pepper pillars to 2,000.    At the time, farmers took their profits and reinvested with prices hitting as much as 260,000 VND (11.2 USD) per kg at their peak in 2015. Hoang Phuoc Binh, Vice Chairman of the Pepper Association of Gia Lai province’s Chu Se district, recalled the time when peppers were hot in more ways than one.   “Every farmer, every household grew peppers,” he said. “The more profit they earned, the more money they poured in investing in buying land to grow more pepper.” According to Vu Ngoc An, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, when people saw households making profits of up to 500 million … [Read more...] about Quality key to pepper growth, not quantity

Bangkok (VNA) - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is speeding up the building of 421 Kaem Ling projects -- water reservoir projects initiated by His Majesty King Rama IX -- as water catchment areas over 1.2 million rai. The reservoirs will be capable of storing 942 million cubic metres of water, the Nation newspaper quoted Agricultural Minister Chalermchai Sri-on as saying. In fiscal budget 2020, the project will increase another 176,968 rai for irrigation and 199.54 million cubic metres for water retention. Due to the high fluctuations in rainwater, which affects the volume of runoff and water in the reservoir, especially in 2019, the Chao Phraya River Basin does not have enough water to meet demands. Excess water usage caused by the saltwater encroachment problem have affected the ecology and water quality of consumers and agriculture. The RID has to divert 850 million cubic metres of water from the Mae Klong River Basin to the lower Chao Phraya River Basin during the dry … [Read more...] about Thailand speeds up construction of reservoirs