Saline intrusion hits Mekong Delta’s agro-fishery sector
CAN THO – Saltwater intrusion along with intensive drought has been posing threat to the agro-fishery sector in Mekong Delta. Nguyen Phuong Lam, director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Can Tho City, said the Mekong Delta was facing worsening threats as floods and land
Late autumn filling – Simple gifts from the mountains, once considered ‘meat of the poor’
Bui sticky rice, also known as black filling, is loved by many women when the cold season comes. Cannabis – A simple gift from the [...]
Leaving the city to go to the island, the girl spends less than 250$/ per month, eating and drinking with strangers
Watching the sunrise in the morning, diving in the afternoon, gathering around a tray of rice with strangers – every day on this girl’s island [...]
120-year-old lighthouse on Son Tra peninsula
DA NANG – Tien Sa lighthouse station in Son Tra forest was built during the French period but still operates stably, guiding ships at night. Tien [...]
Nestlé Vietnam’s MAGGI, SPC hold ceremony to honor chefs
HCMC – Nestle’s MAGGI Professional teamed up with the Saigon Professional Chefs Guild (SPC) to host the “Doing honor to chefs” ceremony on the International Chefs Day and the Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20. The event was held at the Nikko Hotel in HCMC, with the participation of
Two provinces ordered to provide documents on Covid repatriation flights
HCMC – Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have written to Thanh Hoa and Quang Nam provinces asking for documents and information about their repatriation flights during the Covid pandemic for an expanded investigation. The governments of the two provinces were told to review the
Central bank urges compliance with forex rules
HCMC – The HCMC branch of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has told local banks and foreign bank branches to strictly comply with foreign exchange regulations after the trading band of the Vietnamese dong currency was widened from 3% to 5% on either side of the central exchange rate. The central
Surprised by the technique of raising “the queen’s fish” in the deep forest
A family in Ha Tinh has successfully raised hundreds of sturgeon in a renovated pond in the border forest area bordering Laos. With a selling price [...]
The farmer risks raising children, many people are scared, and he earns huge profits
7 years ago, Mr. Phan Thanh Binh (37 years old, in Soc Trang) switched from business to raising cobras. With a snake farming area of only [...]
Farmers pick up Ruoi (Nereidae) and collect of thousand dollars every night
HAI DUONG – Tu Ky farmers start the main harvest Ruoi (Nereidae) season again. This year, the price is cheaper, only about 20$ per kg. Tu Ky [...]
Thai dishes are “storming” recently, young people are eager to find delicious restaurants all over HCMC
Ho Chi Minh City’s cuisine always “picks up” new trends with many delicious dishes from all over the world. And the spicy and sour dishes in [...]
The thousand-year-old ‘Kingdom’ of Po mu on the Truong Son mountain range
The “Kingdom” of Po mu located on the Truong Son mountain range in Quang Nam province has been recognized as a Vietnam Heritage Tree, becoming an attractive tourist [...]