Prevention and mitigation of floods

According local authorities, the prolonged rainfall which has been occurring in Muong Te district over recent days has resulted in landslides in several communes, disrupting traffic on a number of routes. Most notably, traffic congestion was reported in several routes in the district after a bout of severe flooding caused by the heavy downpour led to great damage to local roads. … [Read more...] about Heavy downpours, landslides ravage Lai Chau province

Under the Prime Minister’s direction, domestic authorities and Vietnam’s overseas representative offices are making plans to fly more Vietnamese citizens home, depending on the citizens’ need and the country’s quarantine capacity./. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia June 25

Jakarta (VNA) – A state of emergency over land and forest fires was declared in Central Kalimantan province of Indonesia on June 30, following the finding of over 700 hotspots and wildfires in some local areas. Governor Sugianto Sabran said people of Central Kalimantan are dealing with many challenges, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, fires, and floods. Meanwhile, acting head of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency Darliansyah said the emergency status will last until September 28 so as to develop synergies in an effort to prevent the disaster. The World Bank estimated that total damage and economic loss from forest fires in Indonesia from June to October 2019 surpassed 5 billion USD, equal to 0.5 percent of the country’s GDP. Over 900,000 people reported respiratory illnesses, 12 national airports halted operations, and hundreds of schools in Indonesia and nearby Malaysia and Singapore had to temporarily close due to forest fires in the archipelago … [Read more...] about Indonesian province declares state of emergency over forest fires

After learning how to use malt as bait, Khanh caught more cockroaches. Now, as the fishing season approaches, anglers from southern provinces like Tien Giang and Ben Tre are the first to call on him. Khanh even delivers cockroaches via bus, safely placed inside paper boxes. … [Read more...] about Saigon’s last cockroach hunter

Pork price, a flashpoint in the government's effort to keep inflation low, has shown signs of being stabilised as swineherds across the country started to recover from the African swine fever that devastated domestic pork supply last year. Combined increasing rising pork imports, both meat and live pigs, pork price was forecast to stay flat for the time being and likely falling in the fourth quarter. Prices for other commodities such as food and consumer products were also forecast to be stable as domestic supply remained ample. … [Read more...] about VN to keep inflation under 4 per cent