Garbage is discharged directly into HCM City’s Tàu Hủ–Bến Nghé–Đôi–Tẻ canal basin. The third phase of the Water Environment Improvement Project in the basin, starting in 2022, is part of the city’s efforts to stem urban flooding. – VNS Photo Diệp Phan HCM City – To mitigate the impact of flooding caused by heavy rains and high river tides, HCM City has invested heavily in flood-prevention works, including drainage system improvement, dredging of canals and wastewater treatment systems. Under a city plan, 80 per cent of the urban population is expected to have access to water drainage services by 2025, and the city will have over 80 per cent of its urban sewage water treated. The city aims to have no flooding in the city centre of 106,41sq.km and solve flooding problems in remaining areas over the next five years. The flood-prone Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh Street in Bình Thạnh District, for example, is being upgraded to prevent flooding, and pumps have been installed. The work is expected to be completed in April. The city has been urged to improve the drainage capacity of southern city districts and build drainage systems in areas with none, especially in the east. The municipal Department of Construction is working with the Department of Planning and Architecture, the Management Board Construction Investment Projects and related authorities to draw up an adjusted drainage master plan for the HCM City Zone to 2030 with a vision to 2050. The department is also in charge of inspections and will ensure that investors install water drainage systems at their projects. The city needs up to VNĐ107.2 trillion (US$4.6 billion) for flood-prevention projects by 2025, including 115 projects to improve water drainage systems and seven regulating lakes, officials have said. Drainage projects will use official development assistance (ODA) and private capital from public-private partnerships. Projects to handle tidal floods and lessen climate change …
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Vietnam to apply preventive safety measures on passengers from South Korea
The Hanoitimes - Health declaration is now required for everyone coming to Vietnam from South Korea. Vietnam started to apply preventive safety measures to all passengers from South Korea as of 3:00pm on February 23 at all border gates, according to the Ministry of Health. Due to the complicated evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic in South Korea, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on Sunday held a meeting with relevant ministries and agencies to analyze the situation in South Korea and proposed measures to prevent the disease from spreading through arrivals from the Northeast Asian country. Illustrative photo Health declaration is now required for everyone coming from South Korea, according to a Health Ministry regulation issued yesterday. Those with symptoms like high fever, coughing and breathing difficulties will be put in quarantine. Besides, following the Vietnamese government’s instruction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urgently adopt measures to protect Vietnamese citizens in South Korea. The Vietnamese embassy in South Korea has set up an emergency telephone line for citizen protection which is +82 106 315 6618 and available 24/7. The Vietnam Overseas Labor Office in South Korea has also made public an emergency number which is +82 103 248 6886 for Vietnamese workers to contact when they need assistance. There are currently about 200,000 Vietnamese citizens studying and working in South Korea, including 8,285 people in Daegu city, 18,502 people in Gyeongsangbuk province and 333 people in Cheongdo district, South Korean localities hardest hit by the pandemic. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, South Korean tourists coming to Vietnam have been booming in recent years. Last year, 3.16 million South Korean visitors arrived in Vietnam, an increase of 46.5% year-on-year, making South Korea the second largest international tourist source for, just behind China. According to the data analysis page of …
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Aid rushes to flood victims in central Vietnam
The Hanoitimes - Outside of official funding, Vietnamese nationwide have contributed to many relief funds, big and small, to help flood victims in central Vietnam. After days of being battered by adverse weather conditions, provinces in central Vietnam need all the help they can get, in-kind and in-cash, from fellow citizens. Since the beginning of October, non-stop downpours have wreaked havoc on Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces. According to the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters, from October 6 to 22, the natural disaster resulted in at least 111 deaths and 22 people missing. Some 178,000 homes, 7,000 hectares of crops have been damaged and 700,000 livestock animals have died. On October 19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting of the central government on the flooding and landslides in central Vietnam and how disaster relief efforts are going. Hundreds of relief trucks are moving to central Vietnam to support the poor and flood-affected people. Photo: Pham Ngon At the government meeting, PM Phuc approved a proposal to provide each of the five provinces with 1,000 tons of rice. He ordered the Ministry of Finance to deliver the rice aid on the same day, as well as mobilize vessels and equipment to assist with relief efforts. The PM also decided to support each of the five most-affected provinces with VND100 billion (US$4.3 million), sourced from the Central Reserve Fund. On October 21, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited Tay Giang district, the hardest-hit locality in Quang Nam province, to inspect disaster recovery efforts. Flooding has wiped out roads and bridges there. Mr. Binh asked local authorities to use relief funds to support people whose lives have been disrupted and take steps to mitigate future disasters. Meanwhile, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong visited and presented gifts worth …
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