US$2 billion lost to natural disasters in 2017
It is estimated that Việt Nam has lost VNĐ45,000 billion (US$2 billion) due to natural disasters this year, Nguyễn Đỗ Anh Tuấn, director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) under the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD), said.