VietNamNet Bridge – 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. What are your assessments on natural calamities, including storms and floods in 2017? Natural disasters in 2017 were complicated, unseasonable and unpredictable. They resulted in 386 people dead and missing and VND60 trillion (US$2.6 billion) worth of damage. In addition, there were heavy and prolonged downpours from June to October, with rainfalls up to 5,000mm. As a result, many of our reservoirs were full. The flooding triggered by storm Doksuri in mid-September in the North Central Region nearly reached the historic level of 5.18 metres in 1999. In northern mountain provinces, landslides and flash floods occurred frequently. A flash flood hit Nam Pam Spring, Muong La District, Son La Province on August 3, killing 15 people and sweeping away one million cubic metres of soil. All in all in 2017, 16 storms and six tropical depressions formed in the East Sea, of which five storms and three tropical depressions directly hit Vietnam. Many people have said that 2017 was a harsh year for Vietnam in term of natural disasters and human errors. What do you think? I can’t agree more. Objectively speaking, the natural disasters that hit our country last year were due to climate change. But, subjectively, the disasters were also worsened by the practices of living on hillsides, at the foot of mountains…
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The harshness of weather in the nation has manifested in symptoms such as higher temperature, low water level in rivers, the rise in sea water temperature, and the deeper intrusion of salt water into farms and rice fields.Le Thanh Hai, deputy general director of the center, said Vietnam had 14 spells of hot weather covering large areas in the nation, with some places being scorched under the temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.The highest water level during the peak of flood season in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam measured at Tan Chau District and Chau Doc Town was 2.55m and 2.35m…... [read more]
HCMA delegation takes a photo with ENA staff (Source: VNA)Paris (VNA) – A delegation from theHo Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) led by its Director Nguyen XuanThang visited France from June 12-14 to learn the country’s experience inmanaging the transparency of public organisations.During its stay, the delegation worked withrepresentatives from the French National School of Administration (ENA), theFrench Government’s Supreme Council on the Management of Public Organisations’Transparency, the National Academy of Arts and Occupation (CNAM) and the Courtof Auditors.The delegation also held discussions withmembers of the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts in France onincreasing the efficiency of…... [read more]
According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the network will be set up before June 30 by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT).The VNPT and the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre will work together on the use of satellite VINASAT-1 for collecting and transmitting data on hydro-meteorological and climatic phenomena for relevant agencies to issue prompt and timely disaster forecast.The Central Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting Centre says this rainy season will see many dangerous weather patterns with complex and unexpected developments.... [read more]
During its stay, the delegation worked with representatives from the French National School of Administration (ENA), the French Government’s Supreme Council on the Management of Public Organizations’ Transparency, the National Academy of Arts and Occupation (CNAM) and the Court of Auditors.The delegation also held discussions with members of the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts in France on increasing the efficiency of the Government. At the Court of Auditors, whose functions are similar to the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the delegation was introduced to measures to assess the use of public assets in order to prevent waste and corruption.…... [read more]
A delegation from the Central Steering Board for Judicial Reform warped up Apr 6 a working visit to the U.K. and Northern Ireland to study the island nation’s judicial system and introduce the country’s policy in building, perfecting the legal system and implementing the judicial reform, Vietnam News Agency reported. The trip, chaired by Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong, was also aimed to learn about the UK’s viewpoint in implementation of the agreements on transfer of convicts, and judicial assistance in criminal matters between the two nations in accordance with the joint statement signed during PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit…... [read more]
On August 9, the delegation visited India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and engaged in a seminar on the India-Vietnam relations, under which the Indian side shared experience in promoting its soft power. The seminar was co-chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Toan, CIS Director and Chairman of the HCMA’s Science Council, and Prof. Harsh V.Pant , Director of the ORF’s Strategic Studies Programme. Later the same day, the delegation visited the Centre for East Asia Studies (CEAS) under the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Toan, who led the delegation, and CEAS Director Prof. Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli discussed…... [read more]
A delegation from the NA Committee forScience, Technology and Environment, led by its deputy head Nghiem VuKhai, visited Argentina from April 4-8 to learn more about lawmakingrelated to energy and to boost legislative relations. During his talks with Head of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies’Science and Technology Commission Graciela Maria Giannettasio, Khai saidVietnam always considers science and technology a nationaldevelopment priority. Vietnam also places importance on the effective exploitation and useof energy to serve its sustainable development, Khai said. Agreeing with the view, Giannettasio said Argentina was willing toshare its experiences in building scientific and technological policies,as well as in…... [read more]
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment on March 2 hosted aworkshop to learn experience from Japan in supporting the development of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).According to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong, VietnameseSMEs are facing many difficulties and fierce competition in the context ofinternational integration. He said that the workshop offered a good chance for Vietnam to study Japan’sexperience, towards providing more effective assistance to its enterprises andpromoting cooperation between the two countries. Hiroshi Arai from the Bureau of small- and medium-sized enterprises under…... [read more]
Scene of the workshop (Source: http://baochinhphu.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese health experts and those from the World Health Organisation and universities in the US, China and Thailand shared experiences in medical education and training trends in the world at a workshop in Hanoi on September 23.Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highly appreciated experiences shared by foreign experts at the event, saying that Vietnam will selectively enquire international experiences to apply in the country.He stressed the need to increase the number of doctors, pharmacists and nurses to meet the increasing demand on health care and improvement of the…... [read more]
The conference is an important forum for policy makers, experts in detoxification and people who have managed to give up drugs to discuss and share their experiences on the detoxification progress of drug addicts.The conference also helped to strengthen cooperation and coordination between countries in an effort to make the region a drug free zone.By taking part in the conference, Vietnam expects to learn from anti-drug solutions adopted by Malaysia and other countries in Asia. Vietnam is planning to include an anti-drug programme in college and university curriculums. On addressing the event, Malaysia’s Minister of Home Affairs, Hishamuddin Tun Hussein,…... [read more]
