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Delta faces water shortage, salination
(11:05:01 AM 03/12/2014)The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta faces a possible shortage of freshwater for next year's rice crops due to drought and a worsening of saltwater intrusion in the coming dry season, according to the Southern Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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Delta faces major water crisis
(10:45:46 AM 02/07/2014)More efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability.
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Mekong faces drought, salinity
(09:40:33 AM 22/05/2015)The ongoing drought has seriously affected farms and households in the Mekong Delta, causing water shortages for thousands of families in the provinces of Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Ben Tre and Tien Giang.
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Southern region faces new heat spell
(09:54:35 AM 27/03/2014)The weather in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces in the coming days will continue to be scorching, with temperatures up to over 39 degrees Celsius. This is the 2nd heat wave in the dry season this year.
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Railway sector faces unprecedented challenges
(15:06:16 PM 04/07/2014)The General Director of the Vietnam Railway Corporation has admitted that the railway industry is facing difficult challenges, and if the sector does not take prompt action, railway transport could cease.
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Chuong My faces waste problem
(15:35:59 PM 25/07/2013)Sewage treatment has become a serious issue for residents in Ha Noi's Chuong My District despite several temporary projects to deal with the issue during the last three years.
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Dak Lak Province faces acute water shortage
(08:07:39 AM 20/02/2013)This last one month, residents of Buon Ma Thuot City, Buon Ho Town and Krong Pak District in Dak Lak Province have been facing an acute shortage of water which caused much inconvenience during their Tet festive season.
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Director of Thanh Hoa Department of Natural Resources faces dismissal
(14:08:35 PM 17/12/2013)Blaming the Department of Natural Resources and Environment’s loose management for the burying of a thousand tons of toxic chemicals of a pesticide firm, Thanh Hoa province’s constituents have asked the provincial government to dismiss the department’s chief.
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HCM City faces dengue threat as urbanisation increases
(22:50:26 PM 22/07/2014)Nguyen Thi To Tam and her husband live in Binh Hung Hoa A Ward, a densely populated area in Binh Tan District with some of the highest rates of dengue fever in the city.
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Mekong Delta faces crippling drought, more saline intrusion
(11:08:46 AM 16/03/2015)A shortage of fresh water and severe saline intrusion has seriously affected agricultural cultivation in the Mekong Delta since mid-February.
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Vietnam faces difficulties in marine protected area management
(16:05:27 PM 25/10/2014)Vietnam is facing a number of challenges in managing and conserving its marine protected areas, a workshop co-organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the General Department of Fisheries heard in Hanoi on October 21.
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Da Nang faces shortage of 1bil. cubic meters of safe water
(14:07:10 PM 02/08/2013)The central city of Da Nang, the best city in Vietnam to live in as selected in a recent survey, has been warned that it would lack over one billion cubic meters of running water in the dry season.
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Workers value Tet bonuses
(15:02:12 PM 12/01/2015)The idea of dropping the Tet bonus and improving worker welfare faces strong opposition from employees as the holiday is approaching.
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A beautiful, dying village
(15:57:20 PM 04/01/2014)More than a hundred years old, a village in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is home to original architectures and a unique traditional dance, but faces imminent oblivion
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Racing greyhounds make Vung Tau something more special
(11:10:14 AM 26/11/2014)It is 7 p.m., on a Saturday in Vung Tau City, and it’s raining cats and dogs. The streets are soaked in water, and rains are slapping on our faces. Such conditions still cannot cool our heart, as four of us all are eager to watch a dog race. So we rush to Lam Son Stadium.
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Hey! Let’s chill out in central Vietnam!
(15:55:19 PM 26/02/2014)I often joke that tourists who arrive in Da Nang or Hoi An look like they’ve escaped from a war zone. Their faces tighten into stress lines and a grim ‘what’s next’ body language. They have a wary, half-shocked expression after battling traffic in Ho Chi Minh City or negotiating the narrow streets of old Hanoi.
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