VOV.VN - After making landfall in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri provionces, Typhoon Nongfa (Typhoon No. 6) in Vietnam this year, has weakened into a tropical depression as of the afternoon of August 30, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

VOV.VN - Northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam were once again hit by hailstorms on the evening of February 26, with hail falling in Phieng Lan village, Nam Cha commune, Nam Nhun district in Lai Chau province, and parts of Phu Yen district in Son La province.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent flash floods and landslides have so far left 141 dead and 59 missing in northern Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Aside from harnessing domestic resources, it is important to attract foreign investment to optimise potential and advantages of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, according to experts.

VOV.VN - A new cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from March 1 before then affecting the central region, with temperatures plunging at night and in the early morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has always devoted its time and money to promoting products made by ethnic minorities and people living in mountainous areas (EM&MP).

VOV.VN - Situated in Nam Po district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, Phin Ho market has opened following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting many local residents and tourists visiting the site.

A special water puppetry and traditional music performance with the theme “Village stories" took place from December 1-4 in Paris to promote Vietnam’s traditional culture and raise funds for disadvantaged children in the country's remote mountainous areas.

The building of cooperation programmes to mobilise resources and attract investment for the implementation of the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2025 was the focus of an international conference in Hanoi on November 24.

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan explained several points related to the implementation of health insurance policy designed for residents in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, at the National Assembly on October 27, during the NA's ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.