Happiness Road leads to spectacular pass

Mã Pí Lèng Pass is a dangerous pass, some 20km long at heights of 1,200 – 1,400m above sea level.

State Audit Office of Việt Nam fulfills ASOSAI's chairmanship actively and responsibly The State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) has been making great efforts in managing tasks and fulfilling its responsibilities as chairman of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) during 2018-2021 term despites of difficulties and inconveniences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of this year.

Heavy rains wreak havoc up and down nation

A downpour on Thursday caused a landslide that killed two people in Bát Xát District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai.

Mekong Delta must be protected from natural disasters Nguyễn Văn Đào, from the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology talks to the newspaper, Tài nguyên và Môi trường (Natural Resources and Environment) on the need to have a full and accurate report on saltwater intrusion and the hydrometeorology system in the Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta begins relief work after being battered by heavy rains, winds Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are mobilising personnel and funds to provide relief and rehabilitation after houses, crops and dykes were damaged by the impact of tropical storm Sinlaku in the last few days.

Illegal immigration organisers handed 25 years in prison The People’s Court of the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Tuesday sentenced Voòng A Sủi and five accomplices to a total of 25 years in prison for organising illegal immigration.

Đồng Tháp faces increasing river erosion Erosion along river banks in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has caused more than VNĐ8.2 billion (US$353,800) in property damage this year, according to the province’s Irrigation Sub-department.

Egypt calls for suspension of Nile dam talks Egypt on Tuesday called for a suspension of meetings with Ethiopia on Addis Ababa's massive dam construction project on the Nile.

HCM City prepares scenario for 50 new COVID-19 cases

The city must prepare facilities and human resources for at least 50 new COVID-19 cases, HCM City Party Committee secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a recent meeting with the Steering Board for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Planning on Red River banks need pushing up Hà Nội has created urban development plans for the banks of the Hông (Red) River, yet problems remain due to lack of flood and dyke planning.