VOV.VN - The Political Bureau’s recent decision not to discipline Party members who have a third child or more is expected to help increase the total fertility rate nationwide and align with both the country’s demographic realities and its sustainable development needs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.73 million tonnes of fertilizers abroad throughout 2024 for US$709.91 million, marking an annual increase of 11.7% in volume and 9.4% in value, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A prolonged low birth rate is forecast to directly impact the size and structure of the population, leading to consequences such as labour shortages, rapid population aging, and population decline.

The country's birth rate has reached an all-time low, estimated at 1.96 children per woman in 2023, with forecasts suggesting further declines.

The Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKings) has officially recognised Hon Trung as a special seabird breeding habitat.

Vietnam is working to improve its fertility rate as the country is facing the risks of an aging population as well as losing its “golden population” phase that affect the socio-economic development.

The average fertility rate per woman of childbearing age in Ho Chi Minh City has decreased to 1.32 from last year’s 1.42, the HCM City Department of Health said on July 8.

Imported fertiliser volume soared in March, with China being the biggest supplier, according to preliminary statistics from the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 499,786 tonnes of fertilizer abroad during the first quarter of the year for more than US$207 million, marking a year-on-year increase of 23.3% in volume and 13.1% in value, as reported by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The outcomes of research conducted on rare earth, as well as difficulties faced during the process and future orientations in the work, were shared at a seminar held on May 25 in Hanoi.