Clean water back in parts of Hà Nội amid ongoing crisis

Some households in Hà Nội's Thanh Xuân District have clean water again, municipal authorities announced on Thursday evening, hours after police confirmed an investigation into the ongoing water crisis that has affected some 700,000 people.

Reservoirs in the north warned of serious water shortage Rainfall in October is forecast to be lower than the average level of previous years, down by 20 to 40 per cent.

Water shortage threatens upcoming rice crop Many reservoirs in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuận are running out of water, negatively impacting the coming rice crop.

PM urges stepping up sustainable development in Mekong Delta Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed competent agencies to promptly create regional coordination institutions and a sustainable development mechanism in the Mekong Delta.

Quảng Bình struggles with water shortage Hundreds of households in Mai Thủy Commune, Lệ Thủy District, have had to use unhygienic water from wells and the Kiến Giang River.

Phú Yên asks for support to fight severe drought Severe drought over recent months has left 10,000 households in rural areas of the central coastal province of Phú Yên facing a serious shortage of water.

Central city calls for urgent action on water shortage

The central city has asked management boards of two hydro-power plants of A Vương and Đắk Mi 4 to discharge at least 8.2 million cubic metres from reservoirs to save the city from a serious water shortage that has lasted several days.

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.

Health ministry instructs healthcare providers to prepare for coming heatwave The Ministry of Health has ordered health facilities to map out response plans for a possible water shortage amid forecasts of a prolonged heatwave expected to hit the country in the coming days, especially in the central region.