Storm Sanba is on en route to the coastal province of Khanh Hoa at the speed of 30km/h. Storm Sanba heading to Vietnam According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting, Storm Sanba was to the south of the Philippines as of 7 am, February 13. The wind speed near the eye of the storm was 75km/h. In the next 24 hours, it will move northwest 210km from Philippines’ Palawan Island. In the next 24 to 48 hours, it will continue moving to the west. At the speed of 30km/h, it will be 450km from the Spratly Islands on February 15 and on the next day, it will be 500km away from the coastal provinces of Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan. Le Thanh Hai, vice head of the National Center for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting, said there was a 60% chance that Storm Sanba would weaken into a tropical depression. On February 12, the Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control notified the authorities at all levels, police and ministries to warn vessel owners, monitor the storm and prepare search and rescue plans.
(VOV) -Since the beginning of November, hand-foot-mouth disease has struck 7out of 8 communes in Khanh Son district in central coastal Khanh Hoa province, resulting in a sharp increase in infection cases. Nine hand-foot-mouth outbreaks were reported in Khanh Son district, affecting 176 children – double the figure detected in the same period last year. It’s worth noting that quarantine measures have not been taken immediately to stop the spread of the disease. Ngo Thi Truc Linh, headmaster of a kindergarten in Khanh Son district, stressed the need to raise public awareness of the contagious disease and provide timely treatment…... [read more]
Tropical storm Noul yesterday veered from its predicted path to hit Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan Provinces with force 6 - 9 winds, causing some damage, Bui Minh Tang, director of the Hydrometeorology Forecast Center, said. By evening it weakened into a tropical depression and continued to move east before blowing over. Earlier, in the morning, the storm suddenly altered course to move west-northwest to hit the two provinces. The weather bureau had predicted it to move in an easterly direction and sweep over most of the southern provinces or change course to make landfall on Ca Mau Province. The…... [read more]
Sanest Khanh Hoa won the 2008 National Volleyball Clubs Championship after outclassing defending champions, The Cong 3-1. In the finals in Nha Trang city on Nov. 30, Sanest Khanh Hoa won the first set 25-20 with a home field advantages and the outstanding performance of main attacker Ngo Van Kieu. The Cong earned the second set 25-23 before Sanest Khanh Hoa won 27-25 and 25-21 in the last two sets. Sanest Khanh Hoa bagged the title for the first time thanks to their glorious victories in 12 matches and was awarded VND30 million in prize money. Hoang Long Long An…... [read more]
Ngo Van Kieu made a spectacular performance to help Sanest Khanh Hoa squash Ha Noi Telecommunication in the men's Group A of the National Top Volleyball Clubs Championship at Ninh Binh Gymnasium on Sunday. Kieu, who steered the team to a silver medal at the 24th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand last December - their best result in the last eight SEA Games, wrecked Hanoi's defence with his powerful spikes. The Hanoi squad had a major face-lift for this year's championships, including Thanh Lam and Tuan Anh, who sustained the see-saw in the first set with a watertight defence.…... [read more]
Expected path of Sanba Storm (Photo nchmf.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Tropical storm Sanba formed on late February 11 is expected to reach the Philippines on February 13 and enter the East Sea during Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holidays. According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7am on February 12, the centre of the storm was some 650km east of the Philippines’ southern coast, with wind speeds of up to 75kmph. Over the next 24 hours, the storm will continue to strengthen and move west at a speed of some 25kmph. It is predicted to reach the Philippines’ southern coast on…... [read more]
