Deputy PM okays national plan to respond to oil spills The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society.

VN to develop seaport planning Việt Nam will develop a seaport master plan for 2021-30, with an aim to enhance infrastructure connectivity, reduce logistics costs and promote marine economic development.

Poor facilities hinder disaster preparedness and response

Việt Nam grappled with nearly 4,000 disasters and incidents in 2019, increasing 57.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

No State capital for Tân Sơn Nhất Airport’s T3 terminal: Deputy PM Dũng stressed that the Government would not provide capital for terminal’s construction.

Half of seas, islands to be surveyed by 2030

The surveys will be run by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment with support of ministries of finance, planning and investment, national defence, science and technology.

Việt Nam aims to ensure water security by 2030

The strategy aims to foster innovations and build action plans to ensure water resources for farming, socio-economic development and daily use.  

National geographic database to be set up The objective of project is to establish and update the national geographic database and topographic land maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000 for urban, future urban, rural, island, archipelago, river-mouth, and seaport areas.

PVN records revenue of $31.7b in 2019

The Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) earned revenue of more than VNĐ736 trillion (US$31.7 billion) in 2019, marking a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent.

Saltwater intrusion to enter deeper in Mekong Delta Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta during the dry season, is forecast to enter local rivers 30-40km deeper than the annual average.

Logistics sector moves forward in 2019 Transport sector has gained significant work results last year with increasing transport production and decreasing traffic accidents.