Nearly 65 million USD spent on upgrading railway crossings

Hanoi: The Ministry of Transport has submitted a report to the Government regarding the implementation of a plan to ensure order and safety in railway corridors, as stipulated in the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 994/2014/QD-TTg on ensuring road and r…

Ha Giang: a role model for community-based natural disaster mitigation

Ha Giang: Concrete roads, electricity systems, and flood-resistant bridges have made the border commune of Tung Vai in Quang Ba Quan district, which is one of the most natural disaster-prone regions in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, mo…

Changes in regulations on “.vn” domain names proposed

Hanoi: The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has recently proposed a number of new regulations on Internet resource management, including the national domain name “.vn”.

Specifically, inheriting existing regulations, donating, contribu…

Writeshop spotlights proceedings of ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change

Quang Ninh: A legal and technical writeshop was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vanuatuan Government in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on March 16 – 17 to look into the proceedings of the International Court of Just…

Quang Nam launches master plan, National Biodiversity Restoration Year

Quang Nam: The People’s Committee of Quang Nam held a conference on March 16 to announce this central province’s master plan for the 2021 -2030 period with a vision to 2050, and launch the National Biodiversity Restoration Year 2024.

Addressing the e…

Vietnam to join 26th World Energy Congress

Hanoi: Vietnam will attend the 26th World Energy Congress themed ‘Redesigning energy for People and Planet’ hosted by the Netherlands from April 22 – 25, heard a press conference held by the Vietnam World Energy Council (WEC Vietnam) in Hanoi on March…

Nearly 4,000ha of forest in Ca Mau at extreme fire risk

Ca Mau: Among the over 33,000ha of drought-hit forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, more than 13,530ha has fire potential rated as ‘dangerous’ (Level 4) and nearly 4,000ha ‘extremely dangerous’ (Level 5), local authorities said.

The forest …