Hot weather continues to hit central provinces Central provinces of Thanh Hoá, Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh continued to suffer high temperatures, badly affecting local production and daily life.

Bến Tre seeks $10.7m for building reservoirs as water shortage looms Bến Tre Province authorities have sought VNĐ250 billion (US$10.7 million) from the Government to build reservoirs to store freshwater and avoid a shortage due to drought and saltwater intrusion in rivers.

Bình Định households face water shortage

Meanwhile, a water plant worth VNĐ12 billion (US$520,580), which was supposed to supply water for 3,300 households in four villages in the commune, has been left abandoned.

Careful planning needed for rice crop: expert

Lê Thanh Tùng, deputy head of the Department of Plant Cultivation, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam Agriculture) newspaper on the need to develop a long-term plan to cope with drought in the south-central region

Israel shares experiences with Việt Nam in saving water in farming Drip irrigation helped save 80 per cent of water compared with conventional watering techniques.

Prolonged hot weather causes health issues, drought Prolonged hot weather with average temperatures of about 40 degree Celsius across the country in recent days have led to health problems and water shortages.

Shinhan Bank supports Mekong Delta residents

Shinhan Bank Việt Nam (Shinhan Bank) has spent more than VNĐ400 million (US$17,230) to support people affected by drought and salt water intrusion and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta through a range of meaningful activities.

Country’s largest seedling-growing district steps up production

Farmers in Bến Tre Province’s Chợ Lách District are boosting production of seedlings for all kinds of crops to make up for those damaged by drought and saltwater intrusion during the just-ended dry season.

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.

Soldiers share water with local people in Gia Lai Province The prolonged drought and extreme hot weather has dried up water resources in the border district of Đức Cơ causing difficulties for the locals’ lives and production.