Flood prevention projects need to be reworked: experts HCM City flood-prevention plans should be focused more on the inner city and be closely linked to overall urban planning, experts have said.

HCM City plans to build more reservoirs to store rainwater, control floods

HCM City plans to spend hundreds of billions of đồng on building more than 100 reservoirs to store rainwater and control flooding by 2020 under a flood-control programme.

Safety of reservoirs called into question after plant incident

The concerning situation at Đắk Kar Hydropower Plant in the central highlands province of Đắk Nông has once again raised alarm bells about the safety of the region's many small and medium hydropower plants during the rainy season, with experts warning measures are needed to ensure the safety of both people and crops.

HCM City' seeks gov't support for key infrastructure projects The Government Office has asked 13 ministries and agencies to provide support for nine key infrastructure projects in HCM City.

Summer- autumn rice yield increases in south The southern region expects to harvest an average of 5.66 tonnes of paddy per hectare in the current summer – autumn crop, 139 kilogrammes more than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Cultivation Department.

Two people died due to the typhoon Thanh Hoá Province’s Yên Hoà bridge collapsed due to heavy rain early on Thursday.

HCM City prepares for rainy season Authorities in HCM City have completed a number of projects earlier than scheduled in an effort to prepare for the rainy season.

Kiên Giang widens efficient rice farming, aquaculture models

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has expanded its most efficient rice and aquatic species farming models in the last two years.

Tân Sơn Nhất airport at risk of flooding during rainy season The HCM City People’s Council has urged Tân Bình District authorities to speed up the progress of flood-prevention projects inside Tân Sơn Nhất international airport to prepare for the coming rainy season.

Reservoirs ruled unsafe before rainy season More than 100 reservoirs and dams across the northern province of Thanh Hóa are not safe ahead the upcoming flood season, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned.