Việt Nam needs more active prevention of natural disasters instead of passive response Trần Quang Hoài, general director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control and deputy head of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about the importance of active prevention in dealing with increasingly extreme weather.

Sustainable water management a solution for drought

Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to sustainably manage water resources while climate change has triggered drought and salinity intrusion for coastal plains as well as seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

Quảng Trị farmers on the edge of crop failure

The central province of Quảng Trị is experiencing one of harshest summers in history. With a persistent dry wind and barely any rain, cracks have started appearing on local paddy fields.

Big difference between universities in term of quality revealed As most of universities across the country announce their enrolment results, it is easy to recognise gaps in quality.

Caged-sturgeon breeding brings high incomes to mountainous farmers Breeding cold-water sturgeon in cages has brought stable incomes for poor farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Typhoon WIPHA brings heavy rain, landslides, flash floods to the north Torrential rain, with a maximum rainfall of 400mm, together with landslides and flash floods are predicted to batter the northern region from midnight on Thursday due to the effects of typhoon WIPHA.

Water shortage a looming crisis for Viet Nam According to experts at a recent forum on water resource management, Việt Nam is facing a severe water crisis.

Central provinces grapple with extreme heat, drought

A scorching summer day in Hoài Nhơn District, Bình Định Province could not stop farmer Trần An Diêm from working hard to dig a well in search of a precious source of water.

VIETWATER 2019 to kick off in Hà Nội Exhibitors will present technologies and innovations in the water and environment industries.

HCM City cracks down on groundwater exploitation The People’s Committee of HCM City is taking measures to restrict groundwater exploitation, which has led to increased water pollution, flooding and subsidence.