Flood

In the afternoon on November 11, Mr. Tran Huu The, deputy chairman of Phu Yen provincial People’s Committee said that after the typhoon was over, residents have returned to clean up and repair their houses. Still 20 out of localities were still suffering power outage and the province’s electricity industry has been making efforts to resume power supply. On the same day, irrigation reservoirs Dong Tron, Phu Xuan, Suoi Vuc and hydro power reservoirs in Ba Ha river, Krong H’nang and La Hieng 2 have opened sluice gates because of heavy rains. As a slew of reservoirs released floodwater, many localities have been stranded. The sole road connecting Chi Thanh town to An Dinh commune in Tuy An district has been submerged under 2-3 meters of water. Over 1,000 households in the commune must travel by boat to go to work and buy necessary items. In the meantime, the typhoon blew away roofs of many houses in Hai Cang ward, Quy Nhon city and of two primary schools in Hoai An … [Read more...] about Central region copes with flooding in aftermath of typhoon

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan  Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs Nguyen Van Giau made the affirmation in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency after he accompanied National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to the event. At the invitation of IPU President Gabriela Cuevas Barron, NA Chairwoman Ngan led a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation to attend the IPU-138 from March 25-26.  The event, which was chaired by IPU President Gabriela Cuevas Barron, took place in the context of complicated developments worldwide, especially the emergence of terrorism; refugee matter; populist movement and ethnic strife, he said. During the IPU-138, Vietnam showed its high responsibility through reports on activities of the IPU Executive Committee delivered at the event, which reflected fully and clearly Vietnam’s viewpoints, and participated in all conferences in the framework of the event, he … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman’s IPU-138 participation, Netherlands visit successful