Local industry

Young joined HCM City Wings in the first season, but only made a name for himself after moving to Thăng Long Warriors in 2017. Besides his defensive skills, he is terrific at controlling the tempo of the game with his experience. He was an integral part of Warriors’ title win in 2017. He has been nominated for best defensive player of the season three times in a row. … [Read more...] about Top five local and overseas Vietnamese players in basketball league

Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia has provided updated information about the Australian government’s adjustment of its policies for foreigners amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Right after receiving information about Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s April 3 recommendation that international tourists and students who are not financially secure should leave Australia, the embassy actively contacted with local authorised offices to clarify the leader’s statement. Accordingly, in the context of complicated developments of the pandemic, the Australian government encourages foreign backpackers to return home if they can not support themselves. For nearly 600,000 foreign students, the government encourages them to rely on family support, part-time work where available and their own savings to sustain themselves. Those who have lived in Australia for more than one year are advised to withdraw up to 10,000 AUD (6,000 … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Students in Australia get updated on local government’s new policies

Hand sanitizer is provided free of charge at the venue. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Tables and chairs are spaced to make sure customers keep a safe distance from one another. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre A transaction is made via a long-handle racket at the fresh seafood store. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Tables and chairs are spaced to make sure customers keep a safe distance from one another. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Saigon restaurant spaces chairs, sells seafood with long handles to cope with COVID-19

Hand sanitizer is provided free of charge at the venue. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Tables and chairs are spaced to make sure customers keep a safe distance from one another. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre A transaction is made via a long-handle racket at the fresh seafood store. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Tables and chairs are spaced to make sure customers keep a safe distance from one another. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Saigon restaurant turns into seafood store to cope with COVID-19 epidemic

In coastal areas of Ben Tre Province, after mass die-off of thousands of tons of clams, cooperatives and farmers have cleaned up the farming areas to prevent pollution and are closely monitoring the salinity level to wait for favorable conditions to increase clam farming for export. In Soc Trang Province, Mr. Vo Van Choi, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ngoc To Commune in My Xuyen District, said that in the past months, due to high salinity levels, nearly 1,900 hectares of shrimps were behind schedule. To prevent losses, authorities recommended farmers to raise shrimps perfunctorily and sparsely with low density. At the same time, farmers should closely monitor and wait for the salinity to decline before increasing shrimp farming in the future. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Quoc, Deputy Head of the Department of Fisheries of Tra Vinh Province, every year, the province raises 25,000 hectares of shrimps but this year, the raising ratio merely accounts for 30 percent of that … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta provinces increase production after saltwater intrusion, drought