Children in flood-hit areas struggle to go to school

While most students nationwide are eagerly preparing for the new academic year, which will officially start next month, many children in flood-stricken areas will struggle to return to school.

Man dedicates his life to volunteering

The 66-year-old persuaded locals to donate land for the road expansion to increase their profits once their shops were opened on bigger roads.

Storm, floods claimed 10 lives Heavy rains and floods triggered by storm Wipha have claimed 10 lives, while 11 others are still missing in northern and northern central provinces over the past few days, according to the latest report from the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Vietnamese Navy to be prepared in all circumstances

Political Commissar, Rear Admiral Phạm Văn Vững from the Việt Nam People’s Navy talks to Vietnam News Agency on the application of historical lessons obtained 55 years ago from the first victories the navy has made in the Gulf of Tonkin to today’s context of national defence.

Drought, water shortages pose a big threat Professor Trần Thục, President of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, told VoV.vn that Vietnamese Central provinces are likely to suffer from severe drought and salt intrusion in the 2019-2020 dry season.

Typhoon WIPHA brings heavy rain, landslides, flash floods to the north Torrential rain, with a maximum rainfall of 400mm, together with landslides and flash floods are predicted to batter the northern region from midnight on Thursday due to the effects of typhoon WIPHA.

Central provinces grapple with extreme heat, drought

A scorching summer day in Hoài Nhơn District, Bình Định Province could not stop farmer Trần An Diêm from working hard to dig a well in search of a precious source of water.

PM talks socio-economic development with localities’ leaders Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a working session in the northern province of Yên Bái on Wednesday between the 13th National Party Congress’s sub-committee on socio-economic affairs and leaders of 12 localities. 

900 homes, 1,000ha of crops flooded in Cao Bằng Heavy rain that has been falling since Saturday has flooded at least 918 houses and nearly 1,000ha of rice and vegetables in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng, according to the province’s Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, Search And Rescue Committee.

Labour shortage hinders development of offshore fishing in central region

A shortage of labour has affected offshore fishing in many central coastal provinces.