Cà Mau adapts to climate change

As coastal erosion continues to affect thousands of lives in Viet Nam's southernmost province, authorities are taking steps to adapt to climate change before the damage reaches irreversible levels.  

Geotec Hà Nội to find a solution for foundation construction Việt Nam About 1,000 local and foreign scientists, constructors, engineers and managers in the field of foundation infrastructure from over 40 countries and territories gathered in a geo-technic conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Central provinces relocate residents in response to typhoon Local authorities in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa are planning to more more than 181,000 people from risk-prone areas in response to Typhoon Nakri, which is forecast to be the strongest so far this year in the East Sea.

HCM City builds eight embankments in Cần Giờ The HCM City People's Committee has agreed to a plan to build eight embankments to prevent riverbank erosion and protect residential areas in Cần Giờ District.

Tropical depression turns into storm A tropical low-pressure system has been upgraded to a typhoon. Matmo, the fifth storm this year, was bearing down on the northern part of Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago at 7pm yesterday, about 500km east of the provinces of Bình Định and Ninh Thuận.

Trudeau rules out coalition as he forms new Canadian government Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday ruled out forming a coalition government despite an election victory that left his Liberals short of a majority.

Flooding causes four deaths in central region Nghệ An Province was the hardest hit with three deaths and five injured people.

Outsider Saied set for landslide in Tunisia presidency: exit polls Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, was headed for a landslide victory Sunday in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, exit polls said.

Vietnam Airlines resumes normal flights to Japan after Typhoon Hagibis Vietnam Airlines announced on Sunday that all flights to and from Japan would run on schedule starting Monday after some were cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis.

One dead as 'unprecedented' Typhoon Hagibis slams into Japan Powerful Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, killing one even before making landfall and prompting authorities to issue their highest level of disaster warning over "unprecedented" downpours.