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Severe salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's agriculture hub and the biggest fruit-producing region, coincides with the Lunar New Year celebrations. On Vam Co River, the seawater could intrude 85-95 km inland, and 45-52 km on the Cai Lon River. … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year weather forecast to be warmer than normal

Regarding the emergence of fog in Ho Chi Minh City over the past few days, Le Dinh Quyet, deputy head of forecasting at the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Center, claimed this to be a completely normal weather phenomenon. … [Read more...] about Northern provinces brace for strengthened cold spell, southern provinces welcome cooler weather

Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 27, keeping the total unchanged at 1,551, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The total number of recoveries now stands at 1,430, while the death toll remained at 35. Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 others twice and 12 thrice. At present, 21,86 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine across the country. The steering committee continues to require keeping in place monitoring and preventive measures to prevent the epidemic from entering the country or breaking out in the community./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 27

As from January 28, the Northern provinces and cities are forecast to be covered with below 5- degree Celsius gelid climate.  The Central region and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien- Hue will be able to suffer from chilling temperature between 15 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius and torrential rains on the large scale due to an impact of the cold air mass. The extreme cold spell is expected to last until the first days of February. Meanwhile, the Southern and Central Highlands regions have experienced unseasonable showers and sunny daytime from now to next week.  … [Read more...] about Gelid cold returns Northern, Central regions

Hanoi (VNA) - The Solar Storage System (ESS) offers a low-cost and low-emissions solution for peak-hour power supply, helping Vietnam pursue low emissions development and ensuring economic growth, according to an expert at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 27. Mark Leslie, Managing Director of the Green Investment Group at Macquarie Capital, said the solution helps integrate solar power into the grid. Energy storage is the capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time, to reduce imbalances between demand and generation. According to a representative from the Blueleaf Energy company - an organiser of the workshop - the solar energy storage system allows the use of low-cost solar power at noon to charge and then discharge during peak hours to meet peak loads. Solar power sources are intermittent and fluctuate during the day, thus causing several issues for grid operation. The combination between the source and the energy storage system can lead to more stable … [Read more...] about Solar energy storage system offers low-cost solution for Vietnam