Organic pepper yields opportunities for Binh Phuoc farmers

After 8 years of persistence, pepper from Binh Phuoc Organic Agriculture Cooperative has been certified to meet European organic standards, with a selling price 25-40% higher than the market price. The usual market value of pepper is at the market va…

Foreign investment in real estate surges in January-August

Foreign investors poured a total of 2.4 billion USD into the real estate market of Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, five times the level over the same period last year, according to the latest updates from the General Statistics Office…

Mekong Delta sees higher flood peak in 2024

The Mekong Delta is forecasted to see the levels of floodwaters this year higher as compared to the last year due to high tides and upstream floods. In the upstream province of Dong Thap, where the first floodwaters enter the delta from Cambodia, the…

Vietnam hosts Group A of 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup

Vietnam will host Group A of the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup, which will play from September 21 to 29 at Lach Tray Stadium in the northern port city of Hai Phong. Vietnamese players must top the group stage to take an automatic slot in the finals of the 2…

Russian humanitarian aid arrives in Vietnam

A flight of the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief delivered 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Vietnam on September 20 to support recovery efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. A handover ceremony was held in the pr…