Prevent illegal sand mining, deforestation: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered ministries and the people’s committee to tighten control over sand and gravel exploitation to manage agricultural land and protect forests.

Squeezing the last drop of value from an orange

Growers in Pha Village find a way to utilise orange to get more benefit and reduce pollution.

Wastewater pollutes rivers in Nghệ An

Garbage and wastewater pollution from factories is threatening the Lam River and its arms in the central province of Nghệ An.

A beautiful stream that imparts beauty

There is a local rumour that swimming in Khe Xanh Stream in Bắc Sơn village, Nghĩa Phúc Commune in the central province of Nghệ An will help women to have fair complexion while the children will grow up healthily. It is that rumour that has attracted many visitors to come and try.

Safety risk on Nghệ An waterways

Lack of means of transportation, inadequate infrastructure, weak management of local authorities and low awareness on waterway transport regulations of ship owners and passengers in the central province of Nghệ An are threatening the lives of hundred of passengers who travel on this mode of transportation every day.

Construction of bridge to link central provinces starts

The construction of the Cửa Hội Bridge that crosses the Lam River has begun in central Nghệ An Province’s Cửa Lò Town.

Potable water scarcity hits Nghe An families Despite the VND7-billion (US$320,000) clean water project Nghe An Province implemented five years ago, thousands of inhabitants in two of its districts still face a severe clean water shortage, the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

Central provinces desperately dry and hot Central provinces in Viet Nam are going through dry times. There has not been enough rain and it has been very hot. Never before has it been known to be so hot. Another worry is that there is not enough water in dams and tanks.

Harsh drought blamed on El Nino A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) reported.

Severe drought in central Viet Nam expected till mid-September A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) reported.