Natural disasters turn villagers’ lives upside down

Tears kept rolling down her face as Đinh Thị Lan, a resident of Hòa Bình Province, stood amongst her neighbours, fixated on the huge pile of mud that was once her home. She had just lost her parents and two brothers in a landslide that hit the province’s Khanh Village early Thursday morning.

Floods wreak havoc in centre and north

Heavy downpours and flooding caused by a tropical depression over the past few days have wreaked havoc in central and northern localities, claiming the lives of at least 20 people. Five were injured and at least 12 others are missing, according to the National Committee for Search and Rescue.

Vehicles avoid tolls, damage southern bypass

A 18km bypass in southern Đồng Nai Province is in serious disrepair with thousands of trucks and containers using it every day to avoid weighing and toll stations.

Route reconstruction faces financial difficulties

Heavy rainfall and floods over the last few days have damaged several national and provincial routes in the northern province of Bắc Kạn. Reconstruction work is progressing slowly.

PM tells Hau Giang to use tech in farming Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged local authorities to step up effort to achieve objectives set out in the Mekong Delta Hau Giang Province's Five-year Development Plan (2011-2015) at a meeting yesterday.

Road worker killed in Lam Dong landslide A worker was killed in a landslide on Monday while repairing provincial route 723 in the resort city of Da Lat.

Bauxite trucks clog central highway Upgrading National Highway 20 in the provinces of Dong Nai and Lam Dong is lagging behind schedule, creating a dangerous traffic situation with bauxite trucks tipped to reach 800 passages a day next month amid a confusion of roadworks.

New road to better connect Ha Noi and Quang Ninh A new provincial route will shorten the distance between the capital and Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh from 168 to nearly 130 km, said Cao Tuong Huy, chief of the local People's Committee Secretariat.

New bridge to span Bac Lieu-Ca Mau River The southern province of Bac Lieu announced this morning that construction would soon begin on a four lane bridge over Bac Lieu – Ca Mau River.

Prolonged rains cause loss of life, property Incessant rains in the last few days have caused heavy losses of lives and property in the central region.