VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in Dak To District's Tan Canh Commune claim they are forced to use polluted water pumped from the Poko River to water their coffee bushes.

On December 20, 2014, the 5th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS 5) took place in Bangkok with the participation of the PMs of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and China; the President of Myanmar and the President of the Asian Development Bank.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has called on all Greater Mekong Subregion member countries to raise the sense of responsibility for managing and using the Mekong River water resources in a sustainable manner while preserving good values of the river.

VietNamNet Bridge - The highest water levels of the year in northern rivers were forecast to appear in late July and August, reported the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will give priority to projects to explore water from the Red, Duong and Da rivers, since the underground water resources have been exhausted.

VietNamNet Bridge – The change of color of Red River’s water in the section through Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces doesn’t affect its quality, confirmed Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai.