MARD allocates funds to shore up crumbling dykes

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VietNam News English 16 hour(s) ago

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a plan to reinforce the inter-provincial dyke system at a cost of VND420 billion (US$20 million) to prepare for floods.

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Heavy hailstones hit Lai Chau and Da Lat

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VOV News English 2 week(s) ago

Heavy hailstones hit Lai Chau and Da Lat

(VOV) - A heavy hailstorm and strong whirlwinds caused serious damage in Nam Nhun district of northern Lai Chau province and the Central Highland city of Da Lat.

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Powerful hailstorm devastates Da Lat

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 week(s) ago

Powerful hailstorm devastates Da Lat

A violent hailstorm swept across Da Lat yesterday, damaging houses and many hectares of vegetables and flowers. Total damage is estimated at tens of thousands of US dollars, authorities reported.

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Da Nang to revamp urban infrastructure

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VietNam News English 3 week(s) ago

The State Bank of Viet Nam and the World Bank agreed on Tuesday to undertake a major sustainable development project in the city of Da Nang.

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Whirlwind ravages northern mountainous provinces

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VietnamNet English 3 week(s) ago

Whirlwind ravages northern mountainous provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – Whirlwinds and heavy rain over the past two days claimed one life and swept the roofs off more than 1,000 houses in northern mountainous provinces Tuyen Quang and Lao Cai and central Ha Tinh Province.

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Storms now more severe and unpredictable

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

Storms now more severe and unpredictable

VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Duc Phat, head of the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, said that forecasting storms has become much more difficult due to factors such as climate change.

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Natural disasters cost 1.48 pct of Vietnam’s annum GDP

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago 2 related news

Natural disasters cost 1.48 pct of Vietnam’s annum GDP

Natural disasters economically cost 1.48 percent of Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually during 2008-2012, an official has said.

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Natural disasters cost 1.48 pct of national GDP

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Natural disasters cost 1.48 pct of national GDP

Natural disasters economically cost 1.48 percent of Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually from 2008 to 2012.

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Natural disasters cost 1.48 pct of national GDP

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VOV News English 1 month(s) ago 2 related news

Natural disasters economically cost 1.48 percent of Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually from 2008 to 2012.

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Smartphones and tablets meet in 'phablet' mania

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The "phablet" phenomenon is taking the mobile world by storm.

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Director at southern nature reserve dismissed

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau has dismissed the director of the nature reserve Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu.

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Storm weakens to tropical low

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

Tropical Storm Sonamu, the first of its kind in this year, would drop in intensity and become a tropical low pressure in the next two days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

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Farmers receive additional aid to cope with disasters

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago 1 related news

Farmers who have been affected by natural disasters or by crop or livestock epidemics will now receive financial support from the Government at double previous levels in order to help them recover their production.

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City riverbank in danger of collapse

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago

Among 62 places of riverbank erosion reported as dangerous, more than 20 places are listed as "urgently dangerous", according to the municipal Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control.

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Seas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: study

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Báo Dân Trí English 6 month(s) ago

Seas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: study

Sea levels are rising 60-percent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists reported on Wednesday.

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