Sand theft threatens Hanoi's dike system

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal sand exploitation damaged the capital city's dike system, said Do Duc Thinh, director of the municipal Flood, Storm Control and Dike Management Department.

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Sand theft threatens capital's dike system

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Illegal sand exploitation damaged the capital city's dike system, said Do Duc Thinh, director of the municipal Flood, Storm Control and Dike Management Department.

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City must adapt to survive heavy toll of climate change

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Dr Ho Long Phi, director of the Centre for Water Management and Climate Change, told the newspaper Tuoi Tre (Youth) that HCM City must adapt its urban planning to the impacts of global warming.

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Heavy rains, high waves prior to typhoon landfall

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Heavy rains, high waves prior to typhoon landfall

With typhoon Son Tinh forecast to hit the mainland of central Vietnam tonight, the region is currently being badly affected with heavy rains, strong winds and rough seas.

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Scientists, authorities differ on dike safety

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Scientists, authorities differ on dike safety

Concern about the recent earthquakes and leakage at the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant area was put on discussion at a meeting this week between Quang Nam Province authorities and scientists from ministries and central departments.

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Tendering for northern Lach Huyen Port project delayed

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Tendering for northern Lach Huyen Port project delayed

Lach Huyen, northern Vietnam’s flagship port project, is entering stormy seas after its tendering stage was postponed.

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In pictures: Smelly cultural road

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In pictures: Smelly cultural road

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Forest is dying, sea is marching into mainland

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Forest is dying, sea is marching into mainland

Coastal forest in the Mekong Delta is being narrowed while the sea is infiltrating deeply into the mainland.

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Forest is dying, sea is marching into mainland

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Forest is dying, sea is marching into mainland

VietNamNet Bridge – Coastal forest in the Mekong Delta is being narrowed while the sea is infiltrating deeply into the mainland.

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Cat Ba to be polluted by 40 million cu.m of mud?

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Cat Ba to be polluted by 40 million cu.m of mud?

VietNamNet Bridge – Lach Huyen port project in the northern port city of Hai Phong is fiercely protested by experts, because the plan to discharge 40 million cubic meters of mud into the sea will harm the environment of Cat Ba, a future nominee for the UNESCO’s recognition of a world natural heritage.

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Climate change poses serious threat to Vietnam's economy

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Climate change poses serious threat to Vietnam's economy

According to estimates, climate change has caused a 2% loss in GDP because of property damage, and the threat of much higher losses looms as the earth warms.

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Dak Lak: broken dike not mended, causing heavy losses

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Dak Lak: broken dike not mended, causing heavy losses

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 1,300 hectares of winter-spring rice in Lak District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have disappeared, because the local authorities have not repaired a 32m dike which was broken six months ago.

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President inspects southern dike system

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VietNam News English 14 month(s) ago

President Truong Tan Sang made an inspection of the dike network in the Mekong Delta provinces on Saturday.

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Salt plant damages environment

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VietnamNet English 18 month(s) ago

Salt plant damages environment

VietNamNet Bridge – About 4,300 people of 897 households living in central Ninh Thuan Province's Phuoc Minh Village have been affected by salt-water intrusion caused by the Quan The salt-making centre.

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Soldiers help civilians cope with flood tide

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Soldiers help civilians cope with flood tide

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past two days, more than 400 soldiers have been mobilized to assist people in the central provinces of Phu Yen and Quang Ngai to resist flood tide.

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