November 19, 2011
The fact that Bangkok is struggling with the worst flooding in at least half a century should be a major wake up call for Vietnamese authorities. Ho Chi Minh City is almost in the same position as the Thai capital. Just like Bangkok, the southern metro is located downstream of a big river, the [...]
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November 30, 2009
The Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) on November 27 inaugurated Vietnam’s link with a 20,000 kilometer submerged optical cable network that will connect Vietnam with the US. LookAtVietnam – The Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) company, a member of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), on November 27 inaugurated Vietnam’s link with a 20,000 kilometer [...]
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November 11, 2009
Questions are mounting following water discharged from the reservoir of Ba Ha hydro-power plant after typhoon Mirinae. The serious floods that followed covered a vast area, causing serious damages to Phu Yen province. The Ba Ha hydropower plant (photo: VNExpress). On November 2, when storm No. 11 or Mirinae hit the central province of Phu Yen, [...]
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November 9, 2009
National Assembly members demanded the government tighten control over hydro power plant projects on Friday after discharge by a plant in the central region worsened flooding during typhoon Mirinae. Nguyen Dinh Xuan, a member of the National Assemblyâs Science, Technology and Environment Committee, said inspections needed to be carried out to see if reservoirs at [...]
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October 18, 2009
Water is released at the reservoir of the A Vuong hydro power plant A hydroelectric plant in the central province of Quang Nam released water without warning, making it impossible for the province to take timely measures against flooding, a senior official said on Friday. However, whether the discharge from the A Vuong Hydroelectric Plant [...]
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October 10, 2009
Water is released at the reservoir of the A Vuong hydro power plant Hydroelectric reservoirs were responsible for worsening flooding in the lowlands when they released water during typhoon Ketsana, a ministerial official said in an interview with Tuoi Tre on Friday. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc made the statement [...]
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October 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The agriculture ministry has begun inspecting hydroelectric reservoirs in central Vietnam that have been criticized recently for worsening floods caused by typhoon Ketsana late last month. Water is releed at the dam of A Vuong hydro power plant in Quang Nam ProvinceThe check began Friday in Thua Thien – Hue province, where the [...]
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October 10, 2009
The Mekong is one of the three deltas on Earth that will suffer most from climate change. More than eight million people may lose their homes if sea levels rise by one meter. The unavoidable effects of climate change will create worse flooding and acute shortages of fresh water during the rainy season.Annually, 408 billion [...]
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October 9, 2009
Water is releed at the dam of A Vuong hydro power plant in Quang Nam Province The agriculture ministry has begun inspecting hydroelectric reservoirs in central Vietnam that have been criticized recently for worsening floods caused by typhoon Ketsana late last month. The check began Friday in Thua Thien – Hue province, where the Binh [...]
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August 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – With its drainage system unable to cope with the rainy season, floods are likely to continue in Ha Noi until the end of October. Heavy rains cause flooding in Ha Noi. With a substandard drainage system, floods are likely to continue in the city until October.Following an administrative boundary increase, Ha Noi covers [...]
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