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Effective planning and construction management are vital to minimizing the impact of natural disasters and reducing disaster risks. Hanoi should prioritize the climate resilience factor in its construction planning for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, according to Dao Ngoc Nghiem, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association for Urban Planning and Development. Climate change becomes an urgent matter A corner of Hanoi. Photo: Thanh Hai/The Hanoi Times Hanoi's residents have become familiar with climate change in recent years, as unusual weather patterns have greatly affected the city's environment and daily life. Even a little rain can cause flooding on many streets, while prolonged heat waves can seriously harm the elderly and children in hospitals. According to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, a transition from La Nina (the cool phase) to El Nino (the warm phase) is expected in 2023. It means that the heat will become … [Read more...] about Hanoi should prioritize climate resilience in urban development: Experts

Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said Da Lat's infrastructure system is strained and it urgently needs to share the load with other urban centers. Da Lat should not be concretized further and should not add more high-rise buildings, said Son, who has spent years studying the city’s urban planning. The government should divert construction projects to satellite areas, he added. "Green spaces should be returned to the Da Lat center," said Son. Houses in the center of Da Lat, February 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan A plan approved recently by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh aims for Da Lat to encompass a total area of 335,000 hectares by 2045, from the current 39,400 hectares. Da Lat will soon encompass the Lac Duong, Don Duong, Duc Trong and Lam Ha districts to the north, south, east and west. All four districts are currently home to vast spaces of forest land. According to the plan, the existing town of Da Lat will be the center of six "satellite towns." Each … [Read more...] about Expansion plan should return green spaces to Da Lat: experts

Delegates to the workshop (Photo: VNA) Hoa Binh (VNA) – Impact-based forecasting and warning information plays a very important role, contributing to disaster damage reduction and socio-economic development, experts said at an international workshop in the northern province of Hoa Binh on March 22. Deputy head of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) Hoang Duc Cuong said that the workshop, jointly held by the VNMHA and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in response to the World Meteorological Day (March 23), will provide international experiences on forecasting and warning based on practical impacts in the world and Vietnam, contributing to forming processes and measures to effectively forecast disaster impacts in Vietnam at present and in future. At the workshop, the ADPC guided participants on how to build an impact matrix of storms and floods. Participants also discussed the role of disaster forecasting and warning, and … [Read more...] about Workshop highlights importance of impact-based disaster forecasting

My memories of the good old days come flooding back every time I try cooking canh chua (Vietnamese sweet and sour soup) with ponyfish, one of my late mother’s home-cooked recipes that are just irresistible. An Bang fishing village, located in Cam An Ward, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, is my hometown that boasts a host of traditional dishes of the central region. Visitors to coastal villages in my hometown should not miss trying freshly made seafood dishes, like grouper, barracuda, and especially ponyfish. Ponyfish are offered for sale at affordable prices at a wet market in Vietnam. Photo: Hoa Vang / Tuoi Tre The ponyfish, which is small-sized, has more bones than meat yet its sweet, buttery, and strong taste is favored by lots of seafood lovers including me. Elderly fishermen said that the ponyfish season starts from the ninth lunar month till early spring. The fish, mainly found inhabiting the Cham island area, comes in various types … [Read more...] about Home-cooked Vietnamese ponyfish soup brings back memories with mom

Accordingly, the program aimed to encourage fishermen to keep fishing at sea, contributing to firmly safeguarding national sovereignty over sea and islands. During the program, officers of the Coast Guard Region 2 updated local fishermen with information related to the Vietnam Coast Guard Law in 2018, Fisheries Law in 2017, and documents related to legal fishing at sea and IUU fishing. According to Senior Colonel Tran Hong Que, Deputy Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 2 Command, over the past time, the command has paid close attention to law dissemination to raise awareness of fishermen, ship owners and captains, fishing port managers, etc. about the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and law regarding sea, islands, and fishing activities at sea. These activities help local fishermen strictly comply with laws and regulations while fishing at sea, especially not infringing on foreign waters, contributing to the efforts to remove the yellow card imposed by the … [Read more...] about Coast Guard Region 2 popularizes information about IUU fishing