Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 19 presided over a ceremony to hand over a decision to assign Tran Duc Thang,member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate, to take up duties at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, serving as Acting Minister.

Authorities of localities in northern and central Viet Nam have been urged to make urgent preparations as Storm Wipha, the third tropical one to hit the East Sea/South China Sea this year, gathers strength and threatens to bring widespread heavy rain and dangerous weather conditions.

Viet Nam’s total agro-forestry-fishery trade in the first half of 2025 is estimated at 57 billion USD, with exports reaching 33.5 billion USD, up 14.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Starting July 1, 15 administrative procedures related to land management will be handled by provincial-level authorities while four others will fall under the jurisdiction of commune-level governments, according to a recent announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is actively urging relevant agencies and localities to accelerate progress in completing the national land database by June 2025, in accordance with the prime minister’s directive.

Viet Nam’s rice industry is facing a steep drop in export prices, even as shipment volumes climb, underscoring the challenges of a volatile global grain market.

Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy is leading a delegation of nearly 50 representatives from Vietnamese government agencies, businesses, and agricultural associations to the US from June 1-7, with stops planned in Iowa, Ohio, and Washington D.C.