Vietnam is working to develop its own earth observation satellite, which will help the country manage natural resources and mitigate the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, a conference heard yesterday.

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has instructed Mekong Delta provinces to keep farmers informed about weather and tide conditions so they can harvest crops unprotected by dyke systems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to natural disasters in the first six months of 2018, seventy-five people have been killed or remain unaccounted for, while 48 others suffered injuries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to use their resources more efficiently to better cope with natural disasters, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a major shift in perspective, the Government is viewing small scale projects as the best, most sustainable way of tapping the nation’s hydropower potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year’s year-end bonuses at enterprises nationwide are expected to be higher than last year. The average bonus is expected to be higher than the usual one month’s salary,

Tran Quang Hoai, head of the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, talks to the newspaper Hai quan (Customs) on what he said was abnormal weather in Vietnam last year.

Ngo Truong Thi, Director General-Chief of the National Office for Poverty Reduction under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, the mountainous province of Yen Bai in the north has consistently been among the hardest hit by natural disasters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tears kept rolling down her face as Dinh Thi Lan, a resident of Hoa Binh Province, stood amongst her neighbours, fixated on the huge pile of mud that was once her home. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floods in early August in northern Viet Nam killed 27 people and washed away hundreds of homes, causing damage estimated at more than US$43 million.

 Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown and the search continues for more, 

More frequent and severe natural disasters in Viet Nam due to climate change can push children into child labour if proper preventive measures are not taken, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book titled “Kyojinka: enhancing national capacity in combating natural disasters in Japan, Asia and the world” has been introduced to Vietnamese readers

More than 200 members of Viet Nam’s Border Guard force, firemen, medical staff and the US fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) took part in an oil spill exercise in the Han River on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs to improve the quality of weather forecasting and enhance international co-operation to prepare for natural disasters, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese cities lack the capacity to confront climate change challenges, experts say, calling for greater preparedness efforts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Quoc Toan, a resident from Phu Tan Commune in Ca Mau Province’s Phu Tan District, said he no longer worried about his house being ruined by natural disasters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 140ha forest planted in the 18th century has sheltered and nurtured generations of Cam Thanh Commune residents through wars and natural disasters like storms and floods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs VND25 trillion (US$1.1 billion) to repair expected damage by El Nino during the 2016-20 period, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.