VOV.VN - Seven workers were killed and three other were injured in a work-related accident at a cement plant in Yen Bai province, northern Vietnam, on April 22.

The first Vietnam International Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Natural Compounds was held in the south central province of Binh Dinh from April 15-17, with nearly 120 delegates, including speakers, scientists and researchers from 13 countries taking part.

VOV.VN - The Fertilize Right Project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at a workshop held on April 9 in Hanoi.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put into operation the first advanced technology waste-to-energy plant in Huong Thuy township as part of the sustainability plan to build a ‘green’ urban area in central Vietnam.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on March 28 convened a technical meeting focusing on a roadmap for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Plant Protection Department has recently requested localities make the best preparations possible for their fresh coconut and frozen durian which will be officially exported to China as soon as a protocol is signed by the two sides.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities have requested a number of localities and businesses to trace the origin of 30 export shipments of Vietnamese durian to China after they were warned of containing excessive cadmium.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan held a working session in Hanoi on March 20 with Russia’s Novatek Group to explore potential collaboration in Vietnam's liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.

The Van Phong 1 BOT Thermal Power Plant in the Van Phong Economic Zone of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa was inaugurated on March 13, supplying an additional 8.5 billion kWh per year, accounting for approximately 3% of the total electricity output nationwide.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expected breakthroughs to be made in agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand during his call at the Plant and Food Research Centre (PFR) in Auckland on March 10.