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Accordingly, Mekong Delta’s provinces and cities need to closely continue monitoring, updating alerted and forecasted news related to the meteorological and hydrological situation, drought, saline intrusion and lack of water to effectively carry out the production plans. Additionally, it is necessary to perform preventive measures against drought, lack of fresh water, saline intrusion, of which fresh water assurance is on the top priorities; direct the functional agencies to study, effectively exploit the documents, results of surveying programs, find water sources underground, monitoring data, forecast and alert the water resources assigned by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.  Particularly, the localities are recommended to ensure fresh water supply and purpose for households in the severe lacking-water areas.  Besides that, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will establish working groups to support drought-hit localities in process of … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta to proactively carry out anti-drought, saline intrusion measures

Hanoi (VNA) - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has proposed exempting charges on businesses for granting rights to exploit water resources for half a year, estimated at 600 billion VND (over 25 million USD), or for a year. The move aims to spur socio-economic development and assist businesses in the wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic and the severe drought in the central and central highlands region and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta. In a proposal sent to the Prime Minister, Ha also recommended extensions on charges for granting mining rights this year and reductions on environmental fees for service providers impacted by the pandemic. He also called for a 20 percent cut in charges for assessing the granting of permits to explore, exploit, and use water resources, and exemptions from land use taxes for businesses. Other proposals included the export of certain minerals such as those exploited from socio-economic projects (white sand), at … [Read more...] about Ministry proposes exempting charges for granting rights to exploit water resources

According to the MoIT report, in the context of the pandemic, drought and saltwater intrusion, Viet Nam is estimated to produce 43.5 million tonnes of paddy this year, including 20.2 tonnes from the winter-spring crop. Of which, the output of the Cuu Long River Delta (Mekong Delta) is estimated at 10.8 million tonnes. … [Read more...] about Trade Ministry proposes exporting 400,000 tonnes of rice in April

Hanoi (VNA) - The adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt in Vietnam’s fisheries sector, with export value falling 30 percent year-on-year in March. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported that fisheries export revenue reached just 549 million USD in the month, with declines seen in the export of tra fish and tuna fish (over 29 percent), squid (31 percent), and shrimp (about 15 percent). The sharpest fall was seen in the EU (of 40 percent), followed by China (25 percent), the Republic of Korea (24 percent), and Japan (19 percent). Total export turnover had reached over 1.5 billion USD as of the end of March, a fall of 14 percent, with the sharpest contraction seen for tra fish, mainly due to shrinking exports to China in the first two months. Some 35-50 percent of shrimp orders from the US and the EU have been suspended or cancelled, according to Le Van Quang, Chairman of the Minh Phu Seafood Corp. A similar situation … [Read more...] about Effects of COVID-19 ripple through fisheries sector

Some of the typical indicators of economic growth, including a growing middle class and a dynamic private sector, remain robust whilst the country’s business environment is continuing to improve. Public spending aimed at combating the impact of the pandemic, which rose significantly during January and February, is likely to be raised further in the near future. … [Read more...] about Vietnam among fastest growing economies in Asia despite COVID-19: ADB