Kiên Giang residents face consequences of drought During the peak of the dry season, all the canals have dried up causing major difficulties in the communes of Minh Thuận and An Minh Bắc in U Minh Thượng District.

Sand thieves hit Thai Binh rivers Illegal sand exploiters have been wreaking havoc on four major rivers in the northern coastal province of Thai Binh, says a probing report by the Vietnam News Agency.