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Heavy pesticide use in Rangpur mango farming sparks concerns

Rangpur, April 8 -- Excessive use of pesticides and hormones in mango cultivation in Rangpur is raising serious health concerns for farmers and undermining fruit quality, posing a potential threat to ... Read More


Silence period clampdown: ECI bars star campaigners from media ahead of Kerala polls

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 -- In a move to ensure a fair and level playing field in the run-up to the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has prohibited star campai... Read More


Iran-US agree to immediate ceasefire; Islamabad talks set for April 10

New Delhi, April 8 -- In a significant breakthrough amid escalating tensions in West Asia, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Unite... Read More


Regional media highlight significant step in Vietnam's leadership structure

Hanoi, April 8 -- Regional and international media on April 7 carried largely positive coverage of Vietnam's 16th National Assembly electing key state leadership positions. On the same day, Xinhua New... Read More


Faster public investment disbursement crucial to growth targets

Hanoi, April 8 -- Public investment is set to remain a central pillar supporting Vietnam's economic expansion through the rest of 2026, though experts say removing structural bottlenecks and strengthe... Read More


Trump announces ceasefire, says negotiations are on

Washington, April 8 -- American President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran were "very far along" towards a "definitive" peace agreement, while announcing a two-week ceasefire to allow nego... Read More


Vietnam's leadership reshuffle to strengthen decision-making, elevate diplomatic standing: Japanese media

Tokyo, April 8 -- Vietnam's decision to have Party General Secretary To Lam concurrently holds the position of State President is expected to speed up decision-making and strengthen the country's dipl... Read More


Vietnam, China promote AI application in cross-border tourism cooperation

Beijing, April 8 -- A 14-day exchange and research programme on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cross-border tourism cooperation between Vietnam and China officially opened on April 7 in Nann... Read More


Reference exchange rate goes down on April 8

Hanoi, April 8 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,106 VND/USD on April 8, down 2 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling r... Read More


16th National Assembly to consider Deputy PM appointments

Hanoi, April 8 -- Continuing the agenda of its first session, the 16th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to deliberate on personnel matters on April 8, including the appointment of Deputy Prime Mini... Read More