Research and field experience show that relying solely on inorganic fertilisers cannot sustain long-term soil health. Successful models demonstrate that combining organic fertilisers with the recycling of agricultural by-products such as rice straw, the introduction of beneficial microbes and proper irrigation management can restore organic matter, improve soil structure and increase water retention.

Việt Nam Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command in HCM City on Tuesday (October 28) launched a campaign to strengthen patrol, inspection, and control activities to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Coast Guard Region 3 Command emphasised the importance of conducting patrols and inspections in accordance with the law while maintaining absolute safety throughout operations. Units must also provide daily situation reports for timely direction from higher command.

Đà Nẵng People’s Committee Chairman Phạm Đức Ấn said six people had died, four were missing and 19 injured. The city has also recorded 13 houses collapsed, 44 damaged and widespread losses in agriculture.

The historic floods have submerged 32 out of 40 communes and wards in Huế, impacting 35,000 households, while Đà Nẵng has seen over 75,000 households inundated. 

The Hà Nội People’s Committee, in coordination with the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Hà Nội, will hold a meeting on Wednesday to encourage organisations and businesses in the capital to contribute to the municipal Fund for the Poor in 2025.

Abbott’s initiatives include the AFINS Clinical Nutrition Support Project, which reduced hospital malnutrition rates and trained thousands of healthcare professionals.

On Wednesday, Huế and Đà Nẵng cities are forecast to receive 120–250mm of rain, with some areas likely to see more than 400mm. From Thursday, rainfall intensity in the region from Huế City to Quảng Ngãi is expected to reduce. However, continued flooding may disrupt transportation, aquaculture and agricultural production, and affect daily life.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà called for ensuring stable communication networks, continuing to relocate residents from high-risk locations and securing supplies of food, drinking water and medicine. He also stressed the need for careful monitoring of landslide-prone areas.

Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People’s Committee Phạm Đức Ấn said many hillsides are waterlogged and at risk of further collapse.

Although rainfall has begun to ease on Tuesday afternoon, water is receding slowly in Huế, leaving large parts of the city centre still deeply flooded on October 28.

The event, hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with the Ninh Bình Provincial People’s Committee, formed part of activities within the framwork of the Vietnam International Digital Week 2025.

After Typhoon No. 12 unleashed torrential rain across central Việt Nam, landslides and floods have left many communities stranded. Amid the devastation, rescue teams and local volunteers are racing to bring relief and restore normal life.

Over the recent past, the embassies and foreign organiastions have provided or pledged about US$9.7 million in assistance to localities hit by the two typhoons, with $7.1 million in cash and $2.5 million in kind.

Experts discussed measures to strengthen rabies prevention and promote the transition of dog and cat meat trade activities in Hà Nội at a conference on October 28.

The information was revealed at the first-instance trial of 141 defendants in a case involving more than US$106 million in illegal gambling at King Club, located inside the Pullman Hanoi Hotel.

Interview with Ms Kendra Rinas, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Vietnam

Some 300 students and lecturers from the University of Science under the Việt Nam National University - HCM City took part in a training workshop on Monday (October 27) to learn how to recognise and respond to stroke symptoms.

Ethical considerations and social responsibility must be placed at the heart of applying artificial intelligence (AI) in education, experts said at recent seminar held in HCM City.

The top healthcare prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2025 went to the project Multi-organ transplantation from brain-dead donors at Việt Đức Friendship Hospital, led by Dr Dương Đức Hùng and his team.