The number of advanced and exemplary new-style rural communes in Can Tho City has exceeded the city’s targets set for the 2021-25 period.

The southern province of Dong Nai plans to mobilise over 210 trillion VND (8.27 billion USD) in 2025 for the building of new-style rural areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision to launch the comprehensive plan for urban and rural systems for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The northern port city of Hai Phong disbursed about 13.5 trillion VND (531.6 million USD) of public investment capital in the first 11 months of this year, equal to 79.2% of the annual plan assigned by the Prime Minister and 64.2% of its own target, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The northern province of Bac Giang expects to have five more communes recognised as new-style rural areas, 11 more advanced new-style rural communes, and five new model new-style rural communes in 2024.

Vietnam will investigate and evaluate biodiversity, aquatic resources, and the habitat of aquatic species in Vietnam's waters, including deep sea areas, shallow waters, and underground water areas, under the national programme on protecting and developing aquatic resources until 2030 approved recently by the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the agriculture and rural development sector to focus on innovation, speed up digital and green transformation and promoting the development of circular economy, knowledge economy, and sharing economy, towards realising the goal of ecological agriculture, modern rural areas and civilised farmers.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 26 demanded building an increasingly strong Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) that is the true representative of farmers’ rights and legitimate interests.

The northern province of Bac Giang will focus on building and developing the trademarks of its major farm produce as well as OCOP (One Commune One Product) products to enhance their competitiveness.

The northern province of Bac Giang expects to have 154 communes recognised as new-style rural areas by the end of this year, making up 84.6% of the total number, and up 30 communes from 2020.

After almost 13 years of building a new-style countryside, rural areas in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have enjoyed major improvements with sustainability-oriented economic development, upgraded infrastructure, and better material and spiritual lives for the citizens who live there.

The northern province of Hung Yen has implemented a project to promote economic development of the land stretches along the banks of Hong and Luoc rivers in the 2021-2025 period with a vision to 2030, aiming to make an economic breakthrough for the potential areas.

The income per capita in rural areas has increased to about 46.3 million VND each year, a rise of 4.6 million VND compared to 2020.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Soc Trang has taken various measures to develop the areas where ethnic people live and improve their lives.

Hanoi’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on June 16 hold a conference to announce 518 products that meet the criteria of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme to get three starts and more in 2022.

For over 10 years of building new-style countryside, rural areas across Hanoi have gained a facelift, and the capital city is set to push ahead with the efforts in the coming time.

The capital city of Hanoi is taking steps to raise personal yearly income of farmers to 70 million VND (nearly 3,000 USD) in 2023 and to 80 million VND in 2025.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the model new-style rural commune of Xuan Kien in Xuan Truong district, the northern province of Nam Dinh, on May 19 on the occasion of 60 years since then President Ho Chi Minh visited Nam Dinh.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the northern province of Ha Nam to work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to promptly complete its development planning to enable its faster growth.

Fruit growers who offer tourism services in their orchards in Dong Nai province are diversifying their products to attract tourists and increase incomes.