In spite of being implemented in 2011, the Government-supported agriculture insurance programme which aims to protect farmers against losses of crops and livestock has so far failed to attract farmers due to high premium and complicated procedures.

Lộn Xộn, a musical band popular among the underground community in Vietnam, will organise their first show at Van Ho Exhibition Centre on August 17, after three years pursuing a professional music career.

Fans of HCM City are waiting to see theatre actor and director Thanh Loc perform in a leading role in Ngôi Nhà Bươm Bướm (Butterfly House), a movie about a gay couple based on a French comedy.

Nguyen Thi That finished second at the 25th Erondegemse Pijl cycling tournament in Belgium yesterday.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting which took place in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

Vietnam advanced to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U15 Championship after beating East Timor 1-0 yesterday in Thailand.

Flash floods battered northern mountainous area in late June, sweeping away Lu Van Ve’s house and all of his belongings.

The Government Office has asked 13 ministries and agencies to provide support for nine key infrastructure projects in HCM City.

It is important to develop Long An Province’s strengths as a link between HCM City and other provinces in the Mekong Delta, experts have said.

Five people have died and 14 are still missing after bad weather devastated Vietnam.

Enhancing competitiveness for agricultural products

As the sun sets, Le Son Hai carefully opens the petals of a fresh blooming lotus flower and stuffs dried green tea leaves inside. Then he covers the petals with a lotus leaf and ties it tightly shut.

He has cycled across the country four times, covering thousands of kilometres, and has conquered four of the most daunting passes in Vietnam’s northwestern region by bicycle.

Dinh Nguyen Binh in Ho Chi Minh City has a beautiful home where all of the furniture and decorative items are made from glass bottles and plastic caps.

Hanoi Gift Show 2019 to feature handicraft products

The train between Hanoi and Ha Long in the northern province of Quang Ninh often leaves the station without any passengers.

The fifth Coconut Festival will be held on November 14-20 in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, offering a diverse range of cultural, sport and tourism activities.

About 10,000 families in the central province of Quang Tri are in a shortage of water for daily use due to a prolonged drought, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

“We eat a meal for just VND2,000 (US$0.09) at Tiệm cơm An Phúc (An Phúc Charity Restaurant) on Hanoi’s Giai Phong Road every Saturday afternoon,” said Nguyen Thi Phuong. 

FDI into Vietnam falls 13.4 percent in seven months