Presently, Ba Vì has introduced 138 products for OCOP evaluation and ranking, comprising 60 products of 4-star ranking and 78 products of 3-star ranking.

The city is very interested in spending money to improve infrastructure, but the speed of infrastructure development has not kept up with the increase in vehicle numbers.

Even though the quantity may not be sufficient for large-scale exports, OCOP products bring significant material and cultural value. The most valuable way to 'export' OCOP products is when these items are favoured by international tourists and brought back to their home countries.

Article by the Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the occasion of COP28 in Dubai

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 27 hailed agencies and localities for the success of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians that took place in Hanoi from September 14-18.

Many kind-hearted teachers have spent a long time in the remote village of Nà Ngần in the middle of Pù Luông Forest in the central province of Nghệ An. They have overcome untold difficulties to teach poor pupils, who are mostly of Thái ethnic minority group.

When it comes to catching fish, Thòi Lòi are particularly tricky to get hold of. They live in the mangroves and even dig caves underwater to stay clear of fishermen. But once they are caught, and cooked by experts in Cà Mau Province, the taste sure is worth all the trouble.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam has to organise a working group to conduct a field inspection at the airport from November 24 and complete it before November 28 to put it into operation.

Authorities and the tourism sector of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chungcheong region are seeking ways to boost tourism cooperation with Ha Long Bay – a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

In this month’s National Assembly (NA) meeting, Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn proposed making tutoring or extra classes a conditional business. Conditional businesses must meet set requirements in scope, form or content of operation.

After more than 10 years of implementing the National Target Programme on building New Rural Areas, rural areas in Đồng Tháp Province have seen comprehensive changes in all fields.

The central city of Da Nang will play a key role as a driving force for the urban growth of the central coastal and Central Highlands region, as a centre of start-up and innovation and a unique international coastal and port urban area.

The number of international cruise ships bringing thousands of tourists to Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue began to pick up again after a long period being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flower farmers in Đà Nẵng City are hard at work preparing beautiful flowers for the Tết holiday. However, their production is being hindered by bad weather and high costs.

Co-operation between its various countries is key to promoting sustainable development in the Mekong sub-region, speakers told a forum held last Friday in HCM City.

Agriculture is tough in Kỳ Sơn Commune of the central Nghệ An Province, where harsh weather and barren soil modest rice yields. Farmers here have instead switched to peanuts and black chickens with the help of local authorities for better livelihoods, and initial results are successful.

There will be tens of millions of elderly people with desires for entrepreneurship, vocational training, and employment opportunities in the next decade, offering both significant challenges for society and an important workforce contributing to the country's economic growth.

Vietnam values tourism cooperation with Italy, considering it a basis for the bilateral relations’ sustainable and long-term growth in the time to come, affirmed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang at the launch of a Vietnamese tourism promotion programme in Milan on November 24.

The Ministry of Education and Training and the UNESCO Hanoi Office on November 24 held a consultation workshop on the national education for sustainable development initiative.

HCM CITY — The first European charity Christmas market in HCM CITY will be launched in the gardens of the French Residence in District 1 on November 25.