A shrimp pond that uses advanced farming techniques in Cà Mau Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Thế AnhViet Nam News CÀ MAU — The Mekong Delta province of Cà Mau has developed models that apply advanced farming techniques and increase co-operation among stakeholders in production and consumption. … [Read more...] about Cà Mau develops new agricultural models
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BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 5
Water with a salinity of 4 grammes per litre is expected to enter 45 - 95 km deep into the delta’s main rivers like Vàm Cỏ Đông, Vàm Cỏ Cây, Hàm Luông, Cổ Chiên, Hậu and Cái Lớn rivers between March 16 – 20, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 5
Gov’t requires SBV to further slash loan interest rate this year
The Ministry of Health has been urged to rectify state management in medicines, work with relevant agencies to investigate and handle organizations and individuals for breaking regulations, intensify medicine price management to cut it down by 10-15 percent in 2017. … [Read more...] about Gov’t requires SBV to further slash loan interest rate this year
Indonesia extends closure of tourist destinations to contain COVID-19 spread
Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia’s Jakarta administration has decided to extend the closure of tourist destinations and entertainment venues until April 19 as part of the capital’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Head of the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Cucu Ahmad Kurnia said previously, the Jakarta administration announced the temporary closure of city-owned tourist destinations and entertainment venues from March 23 to April 5. The Indonesian government has outlined a worst-case scenario where the domestic economy contracts by 0.4 percent as the COVID-19 pandemic arrests swaths of economic activity and poses recessionary risks to Southeast Asia’s largest economy, said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Indonesia’s economy grew by 5.02 percent last year, already the slowest in four years. The World Bank has estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic will significantly slow Indonesia’s economic growth this year – 2.1 percent … [Read more...] about Indonesia extends closure of tourist destinations to contain COVID-19 spread
Poland’s nationalists on top in regional polls, but losing urban vote
Sunday’s ballot was the first since a 2015 parliamentary election that handed the Law and Justice (PiS) party an unprecedented parliamentary majority and was seen as a key test for the nationalists as they gear up for EU and legislative elections next year. … [Read more...] about Poland’s nationalists on top in regional polls, but losing urban vote
