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Markets in the northwestern highland province of Lai Chau are not only for selling and buying goods but also for couples to meet and date.
 Highland markets have been existed in Lai Chau, but the most famous are San Thang in Lai Chau City, Dao San and Sung Li Lo Lau in Phong Tho District, Pa Tan in Sin Ho District. Tiếp tục đọc “Highland markets – a specialty of Lai Chau” |
On May 7, 1954, the Dien Bien Phu Victory ended French colonial rule in Vietnam. 63 years later, Dien Bien Phu city, where the historic event took place, has underwent drastical changes.
 On December 1953, the Party central committee and President Ho Chi Minh decided to begin the Dien Bien Phu campaign aiming at the French army headquarters base.  General Vo Nguyen Giap (second right) watched over the battle field for the last time before giving orders to begin the fight. Tiếp tục đọc “Historic Dien Bien Phu Victory through pictures – Visit Muong Phang relic site in Dien Bien” |
Cột mốc 92 – Lũng Pô là một trong những nơi không ai tới xã Y Tý, huyện Bát Xát mà không ghé qua một lần. Đây là ngã 3 nơi sông Nguyên Giang (Trung Quốc) gặp dòng Lũng Pô trên đất Việt Nam, hòa mình vào nhau và chảy vào đất Việt với tên gọi sông Hồng. Đây cũng là nơi có mốc 92 biên giới Việt Nam – Trung Quốc. Ảnh: Hương Chi. Tiếp tục đọc “8 điểm dừng chân trên đường phượt Bát Xát”
VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Bat Xat district in Lao Cai province, and covered by clouds throughout the year, Y Ti is one of the most remote communes in Northern Vietnam.
Although it has been suffering a harsh weather, it possesses irresistibly amazing natural beauty that is must-see on your Vietnam tour.
Coming to this place you can enjoy the awesome mountains, clouds in the valley, and wonderful terraces as well as special houses of local people.
If you want to see the scenes of cloud-filled valleys and terraced fields rising to heights of 1,500 meters, you should not skip the poorest commune. Tiếp tục đọc “Giant mushroom-shaped houses in Y Ty – Y Tý rực rỡ sắc màu trong mùa đổ nước”
The growth rate declined in the 2010-2016 period, especially in the last three years, with considerable decreases in 2015 and 2016 due to climate change effects.
The volume of water flowing to the delta has decreased seriously. The Mekong Delta lives on agriculture and fisheries, with services and industries all related to farm produce distribution and processing.
Le Anh Tuan from Can Tho University, in his article on Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon, warned that 2017 would continue to be a difficult year for agricultural production in the Mekong Delta due to problems in water supply. Water resources have been diminishing rapidly since 2000.
| 2017 would continue to be a difficult year for agricultural production in the Mekong Delta due to problems in water supply. Water resources have been diminishing rapidly since 2000. |
When rains finished in December 2016 and early 2017, signs of water shortage and saline intrusion at estuaries began appearing.
In late January 2017, the salinity measured in the area 20-25 kilometers from the coastline to the mainland was 2 percent. It is expected to increase rapidly in the dry season. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate change to challenge Mekong River Delta in 2017”
Many trees in the natural forests of the mountainous district of Da Krong in Quang Tri province have been chopped down. When reporters visited the site in late February, they could see felled trunks in disorder on the ground with sap still dripping.
Three forest rangers, present at the civil guard post, when asked why the forest was ruined, said they tried to persuade people to stop felling trees and reported the deforestation to relevant agencies, but the forest was still ravaged. Tiếp tục đọc “Protective forests are being slowly destroyed”
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) plans to transfer 40,000 redundant teachers from general schools to preschools, which need 30,000 more teachers.
However, MOET has been warned that big problems would arise once school teachers are asked to undertake jobs not in their majors.
Nguyen Thi Van, who was a math teacher at Bao Thanh Secondary School in Nghe An province, and 75 teachers, will have to become preschool teachers. Tiếp tục đọc “40,000 school teachers told to work for preschools”
Representatives of Vietnamese and Chinese agriculture ministries participated in a fish releasing event on May 8 on the Beilun River in Dongxing City of south China’s Guangxi province on the Vietnam – China border.
Fishing tuna
Participants released more than 41 million fish of different kinds to boost sustainable development of fisheries in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Vietnam and China have worked together in various fields, particularly agriculture and fisheries, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.
He added that the cooperation in the Gulf of Tonkin has been positive.
For his part, Chinese Deputy Agriculture Minister Yu Kangzhen said the two countries can support each other in fisheries’ development
He also noted that the Tonkin Gulf fishery resources development will help deepen Vietnam and China cooperation in fish fishing, seed cultivation, feed research and other areas while building a stable long-term mechanism.
The Gulf of Tonkin is home to more than 50 kinds of economically valuable fish as well as crabs, shrimps and shellfish.
VNA
Chieu Lau Thi, the second highest peak in northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, stands 2,402m above sea level.
 Chieu Lau Thi is located in Ho Thau Commune, about 52km from the upland border district of Hoang Su Phi. |
The Bich Dong Pagoda is part of the Trang An Landscape Complex. It comprises three separated pagodas located along Ngu Nhac Son mountain in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province.
 A stone bridge leads to the gate of the Bich Dong Pagoda Tiếp tục đọc “Ancient Bich Dong Pagoda” |
Updated : 05/09/2017 15:33 GMT + 7
The administration of Ho Chi Minh City will go ahead with a project to build its first-ever retention basin in the rural district of Cu Chi as a means of curbing chronic flooding in the city.
The pond will reserve water for household and agriculture use during the dry season, and mitigate the impacts of flooding during the rainy season.
The project, which will see the construction of a retention basin between 2019 and 2025, has been approved by Le Van Khoa, deputy chairman of Ho Chi Minh City.
The city’s Steering Center for the Urban Flood Control Program will implement the project, the first of its kind in the southern metropolis, around the Ben Muong and Lang The canals in Cu Chi.
During the 2017-18 period, the city will focus on upgrading, expanding and dredging canals to improve the water flow and anti-flooding capacity of its drainage system.
Resolving water pollution and improving hygiene in the area are also prioritized, before construction of the retention basin commences in 2019.
According to the steering center, as much as 3,000 hectares of land in the Ben Muong – Lang The area is constantly flooded during rainy seasons, damaging crops.
Sedimentation in nearby waterways and the fast growth of industrial and residential zones without the installation of appropriate drainage systems have exacerbated the problem, it said.
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| As asserted many times previously, Việt Nam has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidence proving its sovereignty over Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago, stated Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp |
HÀ NỘI — As asserted many times previously, Việt Nam has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidence proving its sovereignty over Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago, stated Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam reaffirms sovereignty over Trường Sa”
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| In 2016, Việt Nam’s export turnover to the United States hit US$38.5 billion, growing 15 per cent compared with the previous year and accounting for 22 per cent of Viet Nam’s total import-export turnover. — Photo baocongthuong.com.vn |
The Việt Nam Trade Office (VTO) in the United States has reminded domestic export firms to check the validity of their business codes before shipping food and beverage products for human and animal consumption into the US. Tiếp tục đọc “Almost 700 firms lose export licences to US”
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