The EU will work closely with Ho Chi Minh City in food safety and origin of agricultural products in the context of the upcoming signing of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan...
Hanoi has put into use three mobile laboratories to test food safety at restaurants, markets and supermarkets in the capital city, the Government portal chinhphu.vn reports. Nguyen Khac Hien, director of the Hanoi Health Department, said the...
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved water supply planning for the Mekong Delta region to 2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to reduce average clean water loss to 18% in 2020. The Mekong Delta region has a total natural area of over 40,604...
Experts at a workshop “Opportunities for More Efficient Water Use in the Mekong Basin and Implications for Vietnam” held in Hanoi on November 6 reiterated the risks facing the downstream Mekong River with all the constructions of hydropower dams and...
Vietnam’s experts have raised concerns about long-term harm to marine creatures and the existence of a marine protected area (MPA) off coast of the central province of Binh Thuan if local authorities allow China-invested thermal power producer to...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has confirmed that the country has ratified the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, which went into force globally on November 4, marking its firm commitments to...
Vietnam has become a smuggling hub for endangered animals destined for the Chinese market. Police in the northern border province of Quang Ninh have arrested a truck driver suspected of trafficking wild animals. While searching the truck, police...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Vietnam Red Cross Society on Nov 8 signed an agreement on a relief program for six Vietnamese provinces which are affected from drought and saltwater intrusion. Under which, supporters will focus...
The agriculture ministry will destroy two tons of ivory and 70kg of rhino horns seized from traffickers on November 12, said the ministry at a meeting on November 9. The move reflects Vietnam’s efforts to fight wildlife trafficking and determination...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a planning on water supply for the Mekong delta by 2030 and vision to 2050 as part of the government’s efforts to ensure sufficient water for people in the salinization-hit region. The planning...
