The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent directive to aviation units nationwide, calling for strengthened flight safety measures during the summer peak travel period and in anticipation of adverse weather conditions such as thunderstorms.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will adjust the schedule of flights from and to Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An due to bad weather conditions.
Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines will adjust flights to and from the central provinces of Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue on October 9 due to bad weather conditions in the central-central region, said a Vietnam Airlines representative the same day.
The Coast Guard of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has confirmed the identities of the five Vietnamese sailors who went missing in a fishing boat fire off the country’s Jeju island on March 4.
Five Vietnamese sailors went missing as a fishing boat carrying eight crew members caught fire in waters off the resort island of Jeju of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 4, reported Yonhap News Agency.
Rising input production costs, unfavourable weather conditions, a saturated domestic market and stiff competition are causing difficulties for fertiliser businesses.
Farmers and companies in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are earning higher incomes from coldwater fish farming by using advanced techniques and taking advantage of favourable weather conditions.
More than 67,160 ha of farmland nationwide are likely to be hit by drought and saline intrusion in the coming time if a lack of rainfall persists, according to the Directorate of Water Resource under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Government has allocated more than 60 billion VND (2.57 million USD) for urgent projects to protect sea dykes in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
Vietnam’s agriculture should be listed in the world’s top 15 markets in the next ten years, with farm produce in the top 10, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to adjust the schedule of flights to and from airports in Japan on July 29 due to storm Jongdari.
The Hanoi People’s Committee on January 9 launched an online service with information about weather conditions and environment indexes, including air quality index, rainfall and flooding.
Vietnam is facing a high risk of summer-related diseases such as flu, diarrhea, dengue fever, chicken-pox, rubella and meningitis, due to poor hygiene and unfavourable weather conditions.
