Vientiane (VNA) - Six Mekong countries have been urged to address regional low water flows as the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) endures record lows for the second consecutive year, according to a Mekong River Commission (MRC) report. The MRC’s Situation Report, which explores hydrological conditions in the LMB during January-July 2020, preliminarily identifies multiple possible causes of the low flows and drought this year. Among these are abnormal low rainfall affected by the El Nino weather phenomenon, prolonged low flow conditions carried over from 2019, and lower water flow contributions from the Mekong tributaries. The low flows have caused Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake to experience “extremely dry conditions”, with reverse flows at their lowest on record since 1997. Using available monitoring, rainfall and weather data from the MRC and other global sources, the report adds that operations of the mainstream dams in the Upper Mekong Basin and the tributary … [Read more...] about MRC urges Mekong countries to address low water flows
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Typhoon Sinlaku heads toward north-central and northern delta regions
During an urgent meeting held on August 1, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, Head of the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, requested that relevant ministries and localities move to urgently prepare for the impact of the impending typhoon. … [Read more...] about Typhoon Sinlaku heads toward north-central and northern delta regions
Tien Giang attractive to both domestic and foreign investors
The Prime Minister has given the green light to the zoning of seven local industrial parks covering a total area of over 2,000ha in Tien Giang. The province is also home to 27 industrial clusters under planning, four of them now operational, and over 5,900 operating companies, 454 of which are new. … [Read more...] about Tien Giang attractive to both domestic and foreign investors
3-kg bread in An Giang among world’s weirdest foods
In the list of 15 strangest foods in the world by Cyprus-based travel site Brightside was also a chilled ramen served in a glass of beer in Canada, a fish sausage with cheese flavor in the Republic of Korea, a pizza with flowers and blueberries in Belgium, and a mint chocolate cake in London. … [Read more...] about 3-kg bread in An Giang among world’s weirdest foods
HCM City: Returnees from Da Nang may be sent to quarantine
Health check at Tan Son Nhat International Airport To ease any overload at Tan Son Nhat, residents from localities in Military Zone 7 are set to land at the airport while those in Military Zone 9 will land in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. … [Read more...] about HCM City: Returnees from Da Nang may be sent to quarantine
