Conversations on Vietnam Development
Update: March, 31/2020 – 20:33 VNS
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Transport has banned all passenger flights to Việt Nam from 1-15 April in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tiếp tục đọc “All passenger flights to VN banned from 1-15 April”
The region has suffered from drought since 2016. Five provinces have declared a state of emergency earlier this month. In most places, the Mekong is between 0.1 and 1 metre above the Eastern Sea level. Lack of rain, water use and more dams have increased salinity.
Ho Chi Minh City (AsiaNews) – Drought and water salinity are threatening the lives of 180,000 householfs in the Mekong Delta, south-western Vietnam.
Over the past two months, the number of residents affected by the crisis has increased, touching 10 of the region’s 13 provinces, especially Bến Tre, Kiên Giang, Cà Mau, Long An and Tiền Giang, which declared a state of emergency in early March. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong Delta water shortages threaten 180,000 households”
Update: April, 01/2020 – 14:14 VNS
HÀ NỘI — Thousands of hectares of farmland in the central region were likely to face severe water shortages for the summer-autumn rice crop, according to the General Department of Irrigation. Tiếp tục đọc “Central region faces water shortage for summer-autumn crop”
Update: April, 01/2020 – 12:22 VNS
HÀ NỘI — According to a directive from the Prime Minister, social distancing will be applied nationwide for 15 days starting from April 1, in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus, and only factories, businesses and service establishments producing and providing essential goods and services are allowed to remain open. Tiếp tục đọc “Which businesses will remain open during national social distancing?”
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