Hundreds of people in Vietnam’s Central Highland province of Gia Lai are living in peril after a hydropower plant dam broke on Aug 1, damaging hundreds of hectares of crops. The dam of the 5.5-MW Ia Krel hydropower plant suddenly collapsed for the...
The Mekong Delta must come up with ways to address the consequences of climate change, especially rising sea levels and salinity intrusion, delegates said at a workshop in Hanoi on Aug 9. Covering an area of about 3.96 million hectares, the Mekong...
Erosion is affecting many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, causing property damage and interruption of business production. In Ca Mau Province, Nam Can District has had 23 riverbank erosion cases in the first half of the year, causing property...
The illegal use of forest land and deforestation still occur in many provinces despite many attempts in recent years. Forest productivity was also low, experts told a conference on forestry production in northern Thai Nguyen Province last Aug 8. At...
A rare leatherback turtle, known scientifically as Dermochelys Coriacea Linnaeus, has been released into the sea in the central province of Quang Binh. Truong Thanh, a fisherman in Dong Hoi city, found the 80 kilogramme turtle stuck in his net while...
The Ministry of Transport is working with the Ha Nam Province People's Committee to create a road detour around Phu Ly City, which has been heavily polluted by traffic from National Highway 1. At a meeting early this week, the investor, design...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to compile 36 books of Vietnam’s encyclopedia until 2030. The work is assigned to the Vietnam Association of Social Sciences and a council decided by the prime minister for two phases...
A senior military official has hoped that the Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will pursue the struggle for justice for local AO victims on the basis of international law. Sen. Lieu. Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, permanent member of the...
Representatives of the second and third generations of Agent Orange (AO) victims from Viet Nam and the United States met in Hanoi on July 29. They discussed experiences in raising public awareness of AO/dioxin and calling for more support for...
A group of US voluntary doctors from Good Samaritan Medical and Dental Ministry has offered free check-ups and treatment to poor people in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. During the 10 days of working, they examined and treated nearly...
