NPR's Michael Sullivan has been travelling along Route One in Vietnam from the North to the South. He reports from Ca Mau, the southernmost province of Vietnam where Sen. John Kerry and his swiftboat ...

The strong credit flow has helped ease the capital shortage long faced by the agricultural sector and rural communities. At a recent press briefing held by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to review ...

Determined to escape poverty, a woman who once sold vegetables to support her family worked hard to get into university abroad and is all set to do a PhD. Nguyen Thi Vui received an acceptance letter ...

Around VND12.35 quadrillion (US$468 billion) will be mobilized for new-style countryside building and poverty elimination in Vietnam during 2026–2035, officials said at a recent meeting. Of the sum, ...

Despite nationwide promotion of food safety standards, only a fraction of Vietnam's vegetables are certified under VietGAP, ...

Vietnam has everything, from a secret island brimming with tropical paradise vibes to a vibrant Asian canal town like a mini Venice. But for something truly authentic and immersive, choosing homestays ...

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Vol. 62, No. 2 (December 2021), pp. 101-123 (23 pages) This study investigates the impact of natural disasters on womenʼs empowerment in rural Vietnam. Using Vietnam ...

An ageing agricultural workforce bodes ill for our ability to feed the world. To entice young people to work in food systems, ...

The Global Hunger Index indicates that the level of poverty and hunger in sub-Saharan African countries has not improved, and in some countries levels of poverty and hunger have deepened. The United ...

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The picturesque Sa Pa in northern Vietnam has secured sixth position in an Asia-wide ranking of rural locations curated by the digital travel platform Agoda, further ...