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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam records from 10-15 flash floods each year, mostly in the northern mountainous, central, Central Highlands and southeastern regions, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Vu Duc Long said on January 15. He informed that the country is building a project to assess disaster risks in regions and make a flash flood and landslide warning map in the mountainous and midland regions. Accordingly, the project will be carried out in 37 mountainous provinces and 34 main river basins and 95 sub-basins. It will offer flash flood risk maps for 14 northern mountainous provinces at the 1:100,000 scale and 19 central and Central Highlands localities at the 1:50,000 scale, while providing data of cross-section measurements in 36 small river basins in the northern mountainous region and topographic maps at the 1: 5,000 scale for 58 residential areas at risk of flash floods in 19 central and Central Highlands localities./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam witnesses 10-15 flash floods each year

Concerning the request of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on stopping the pilot of teaching foreign program in four international schools including APU International High School, Saigon Pearl International High School, the Canadian School, and the American School, Deputy Director Hieu said that the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on January 12 sent a document to the Department of Education and Training and people’s committees in districts asking to strengthen the management of non-public educational institutions in the city. … [Read more...] about International schools stop teaching foreign program as per set road map

In order to carry out the flood prevention project, about 280 households must be relocated and the river bank must be repaired. The authorities must also dredge the river. Quy Nhon City People's Committee will be responsible for organising the resettlement areas and compensation fund. The Binh Dinh People's Committee will be responsible for the funding of the construction and any renovation. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16

There are difficulties in tackling human trafficking as the crime is often conducted in host countries, making it difficult to investigate and rescue the victims, he said, adding that the victims often travel abroad legally, either on travel or work visas and are trafficked only after they enter the host countries. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad

On the principle of protecting human rights, the Party and State of Vietnam always define people as both the goal and the driving force of the cause of national construction; people are at the center of socio-economic policies; promoting and protecting human rights is an important factor for sustainable development, ensuring the success of the industrialization and modernization of the country. … [Read more...] about The government accepts economic damage to guarantee the right to health care for everyone