More than a million hit by India monsoon floods

More than a million people have been affected by flooding in northeastern India, where the death toll over the past week rose to 13, authorities said on Monday.

Pigs smuggling threatens food safety As pork price rise, pigs have been illegally imported to the local market through border lines across the country.

Nearly 8,000 households face water shortage after dam collapses in Nghệ An Nearly 8,000 households in the northern province of Nghệ An’s Đô Lương Town are facing a shortage of water after a dam collapsed on Saturday.

PM calls for urgent action on drought, saltwater intrusion Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked authorities in the central region to take action to deal with the prolonged heat wave, drought and saltwater intrusion in the region.

Đắk Lắk provides nearly 24,000 litres tap water for drought-affected residents A rescue team has carried out nearly 24,000 litres of tap water to provide for 200 households in Ea Súp District, Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

Central province faces drought due to extreme hot weather Although it is just the beginning of the dry season, many districts in the central province of Quảng Ngãi are already suffering the effects of extremely hot weather and drought.

Environment ministry prepares to tackle drought

Vietnam News Agency talk to Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, on water security challenges and measures to tackle them.

Ministry proposes $22 million package to deal with salinity, drought

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has recently proposed an aid package worth VNĐ515.3 billion ($22 million) to deal with drought and saltwater intrusion in 2020.

Sơn La Province tries to curb illegal sand mining on Đà River Illegal sand mining on the Đà River in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La has become more and more serious in recent years.

Artists launch charity projects for farmers affected by drought Artists in HCM City have launched charity projects to raise funds for farmers living in the south-central coastal and Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region  who are suffering from drought during the summer-autumn crops.