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  Nguyễn Văn Hữu inspects green-skinned organic grapefruit trees on his farm. — VNA/VNS Photo Đồng Thúy BẮC GIANG — The proactive application of science and technology into agricultural production, especially the promotion of organic farming, has proven successful for many farmers in Lục Ngạn District, Bắc Giang northern province.  …

  Firefighters inspect collapsed wooden houses in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in the prefecture in the afternoon. — AFP/VNA Photo     TOKYO — There had been no casualties among Vietnamese citizens recorded due to …

  A sidewalk on Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street in Hà Nội has been encroached to sell bags. — VNA/VNS Photo Quỳnh Anh HÀ NỘI — Sidewalk and road usage fees collected in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City will add more to the budget, but the larger goal …

  Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang delivers a speech at the conference reviewing ethnic affairs in 2023 and outlining tasks for 2024 yesterday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang has urged relevant ministries and localities to persist in the review and refinement of mechanisms and …

  The polio vaccine are available for allocation and distribution to localities under the expanded immunisation programme. — Photo courtesy of the expanded immunisation programme HÀ NỘI — The Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has announced that it has placed orders for 10 types of vaccines used in the expanded …

Young people in Yên Bái Province listen to occupational instruction at a job fair. — VNA/VNS Photo Việt Dũng YÊN BÁI — After five months of studying Japanese, Giàng A Chua completed all procedures to fly to Kanakawa Province in Japan to work as a construction assistant. Chua, a Mông …

The outstanding young faces of HCM City in 2023 honoured at a ceremony held on January 1. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Giang HCM CITY — Fourteen outstanding young citizens of HCM City in 2023 have been honoured by the city’s Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union. The honouring ceremony was …

An inspector of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board checks pork imported to Hóc Môn wholesale market. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City becomes the first locality in the country to set up a Department of Food Safety, which began operating on Monday. The newly-established department, an …

Buildings were damaged along a street in the Japanese city of Wajima. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday extended condolences to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over losses of life and property caused by the recent earthquake in Ishikawa Province and the surrounding areas. …

A pineapple farm in Điện Biên District, the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Tư HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang has signed a decision approving a strategy to develop plant cultivation until 2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to turn plant …