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Dak Nong: Hundreds of homes lose main-road access

 More than 400 households in Nhan Co commune in the Dak R'Lap District of Dak Nong Province are complaining that their main road has been incorporated into the Nhan Co industrial complex.

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 Landslides, high tides unpredictable in HCMC, People ignore danger to escape Hanoi heat, Quang Tri provided with 28 billion VND to prevent drought, Vietnamese expats updated on national constitution

Four die as typhoon hits Vietnam

Heavy rain from typhoon Kujira raised river water levels and caused flash floods in Son La on June 24, claiming at least three lives, including a four-year-old child, the provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported.

Nepal earthquake: Rescue resumes after latest deadly tremor

 Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.

Typhoon Noul hits the Philippines forcing evacuations

 A powerful typhoon has hit the north-east Philippines, in Cagayan province, killing two people and cutting electricity supplies to many parts of the region.

Vietnamese gov’t takes climate change seriously

 VietNamNet Bridge – As one of the countries that will endure the worst impacts of climate change, Vietnam has been comprehensively preparing to mitigate the troubles that lie ahead.

Mekong households relocated due to threat from landslides

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have helped four households in Song Phung Commune in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to move from an area threatened by landslides.

VN aims to advance satellite, space technology

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to lead ASEAN in satellite development in the coming decades, Dr Pham Anh Tuan, director of the Viet Nam Satellite Centre, told the Ha Noi Moi newspaper.

Former pilot proposes trans-Indochina road, railway

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former pilot Mai Trong Tuan has asked the Government and relevant agencies to consider developing a trans-Indochina road and railway linking Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Deputy PM speaks to UN on climate

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam would stand together with the world in fighting climate change, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pledged at the United Nations Climate Change Summit

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Flash floods, landslides cause over VND3 trillion losses; 1,328 Vietnamese labourers safely evacuated from Libya; Northern Son La province hit by 4-Richter quake; Typhoon wreaks havoc in Dien Bien; Hai Phong police seize tonne of ivory

Japan landslides kill 27 in Hiroshima

 At least 27 people have been killed in landslides that struck Japan's Hiroshima prefecture, officials say.

Nepal and India floods leave many dead

 At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India.

China earthquake: Troops join search in Yunnan Province

 China has sent 2,500 soldiers to the southwest province of Yunnan after an earthquake killed hundreds of people.

Coal mine blamed for landslides

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of landslides have shaken An Nghia Commune in the northern province of Hoa Binh's Lac Son District this month, likely due to a nearby coal mine.

HCM City to relocate 1,300 households to avoid natural disasters

675 households in areas at risk of landslides and storms will be relocated this year, and the rest will be removed from the dangerous areas before the end of 2016, according to a plan that has just been approved by HCM City authorities.

Landslides, flash floods batter central provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – People in central provinces are being battered by constant landslides and flash floods triggered by torrential rains.

Flash floods kill 21, injure 16

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 21 people have been killed, two are missing and 16 others injured following days of torrential rains, flash floods and landslides in northern mountain provinces.

Torrential rain sparks more northern region flood fears

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains are expected to continue battering the northern region this week, raising fears of further flash floods and landslides.

Floods, landslides blight northern VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities in many provinces in northern Viet Nam are suffering from flooding and landslides caused by prolonged heavy rain and are working to cope with the situation.