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HCM City (VNA) – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City rose by 0.06 percent in November from the previous month, raising the total CPI rise in the 11-month period to 2.94 percent, according to the municipal Statistics Office. Among 11 groups of products and services in the CPI basket, five groups saw their prices decrease in the month, including beverage and tobacco (down 0.03 percent), housing, power, fuel and building materials (0.03 percent), transport (0.39 percent), post and telecommunications (0.38 percent), and garment, hat and footwear (0.001 percent). The group of equipment and home appliances had the highest price increase of 0.54 percent, followed by culture, entertainment and tourism (0.27 percent), restaurant and catering services (0.22 percent), and other products and services (0.07 percent). Meanwhile, the prices of medicine and healthcare services and education remained stable. The office said the price of restaurant and catering services and food … [Read more...] about HCM City’s CPI inches up 0.06 percent in November

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The Mekong Delta region should take proactive measures to protect fruit orchards in the 2020 – 21 dry season as severe saltwater intrusion in rivers is forecast in the coming months, experts have said. The measures should include zoning areas for each type of fruit, securing irrigation water and providing extra care for fruits that cannot tolerate salinity. The country’s largest fruit producing region had 25,000ha of orchards affected by saltwater intrusion and lack of irrigation in the 2019 – 20 dry season. Nearly 11,200ha suffered damages of more than 70 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Recently, the delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho City took measures like adjusting crop farming schedules and storing irrigation water, limiting the damage to rice and other crops since farmers grew them earlier or stopped growing in affected areas. The provinces of Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta should safeguard fruit orchards from saltwater in rivers: experts

The new patient, the 1347th, is a 32-year-old man from Ward 3, District 6 who is a teacher at an English language centre. He is currently in quarantine. Officials are currently tracking people he came into contact with the man in the past few days. … [Read more...] about First community COVID-19 case reported in Việt Nam after three months

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Local authorities in the Mekong Delta have begun taking measures to cope with the effects of saltwater intrusion and drought in the upcoming 2020-2021 dry season. In recent years, the Mekong Delta - the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer - has faced severe saltwater intrusion from sea via river mouths during the dry season. Local authorities in Can Tho City and the delta's 12 provinces, have warned farmers to sow rice and other crops in the dry season under certain schedules and in areas that can secure irrigation water.   The provinces in coastal areas have upgraded irrigation systems to protect crops and aquaculture. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Sac Trang province has warned farmers to sow the 2020-21 winter-spring rice crop one month earlier than normal to mitigate the impact of saltwater intrusion and drought. Huynh Ngoc Nha, deputy … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta takes preventive measures against saline intrusion

Foreign investors channeled capital into 19 fields, with the largest amount, of over 12.7 billion USD, going to manufacturing and processing. Power generation and distribution followed, with more than 4.9 billion USD from foreign investors, then real estate with nearly 3.8 billion USD and wholesale and retail sales with 1.5 billion USD. … [Read more...] about Pandemic drags down FDI attraction