Delta water fowl

Following instructions from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development about the winter – spring rice crop, the delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City have restructured sowing schedules and are sowing it earlier to avoid saltwater intrusion and drought at the end of the crop. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta authorities ask farmers to stop sowing winter – spring rice

“ITFoK aims to provide a truly interactive space between the artists and audiences,” Dương said. “Vietnamese artists will introduce the process of arranging the stage and making puppets to provide a deeper insight and understanding of their theatre.” … [Read more...] about Water puppetry to highlight Vietnamese art at int’l festival

Ms. Thang revealed that the city has allocated more than VND 45 billion to take care of residents including VND 18.2 billion being allocated for supporting 35 different cities. Apart from that, the delegation gave VND 1 billion to extremely poor families, beneficiaries of social welfare policies and ethnic minorities that suffered huge losses in the last year storm. … [Read more...] about HCMC gives USD 775,243 to poor families in 35 cities, provinces on Tet occasion

Locals are looking to farm owners and management to face up to their responsibilities in caring for environments such as ponds and lakes Tung showed the overflowing drains around the farm, saying the pollution has seriously impacted the lives of local people. “Especially on rainy days, a lot of black, reeking wastewater flows back up onto the road and into the ponds. Even on sunny and dry days like today, some wastewater still seeps all over the road and into the ponds,” he said. … [Read more...] about Pig farm fuss highlights foul plight

There is no solid waste treatment model in the country that meets all technical, economic, social, and environmental requirements, he said, adding that burying most of the waste not only pollutes the environment but also means the country cannot recycle its trash. … [Read more...] about HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act