Showers to hit HN and northern provinces Tuesday afternoon

Showers, with rainfall of up to 100mm, are forecast to hit Hà Nội and other northern provinces on Tuesday afternoon, ending the prolonged heat wave in the region.

Air quality improved in May Air quality in big cities dramatically improved last month, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Environment Department.

Việt Nam to suffer more heat waves in June

More heat waves are forecast to hit Việt Nam in June, mostly in the first two weeks. 

PM calls for urgent action on drought, saltwater intrusion Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked authorities in the central region to take action to deal with the prolonged heat wave, drought and saltwater intrusion in the region.

Quảng Trị farmers on the edge of crop failure

The central province of Quảng Trị is experiencing one of harshest summers in history. With a persistent dry wind and barely any rain, cracks have started appearing on local paddy fields.

Prime Minister requests urgent actions to cope with drought Prolonged and widespread heat has been recorded in the central and Central Highlands regions since the beginning of the summer-autumn crop.

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.

Southern provinces ready infrastructure for drought, heat waves

Provinces in the southern region and the Central Highlands have taken measures to prepare for drought and ensure a stable supply of power as weather forecasts say that the region could face a prolonged heat wave this year.

EVN reports enough power to meet dry season demand

The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced a significant increase in production for the first six months of 2017, as their total electricity input and output reached 94.9 billion kilowatts, up by 7.23 per cent from the same period in 2016.

Drought changes ways of farming

The central regions have been hit by drought.

It has not been easy for farmers.

Now there are plans to farm with animals that do well in places that are dry.

These animals are sheep, bees, silkworms, ostriches and goats.