Improved water management can help Vietnam tackle the threat of climate change, Belgium Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen said at a workshop held in Hanoi on May 28.
A ceremony in response to the World Meteorological Day 2019 was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on March 23, calling for actions to protect human lives and assets in the context of increasing extreme weather phenomena.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 20 sent a message of sympathy to President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi over the great losses in human lives and property caused by Cyclone Idai.
The Prime Minister has issued Directive 19/CT-TTg on preventive measures against flash floods and landslides, which have happened frequently recently in the northern and north central regions.
A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by its Vice President and General Secretary Hau A Lenh on July 1 visited families of victims and households affected by recent devastating floods in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a dispatch asking relevant ministries, sectors and localities to focus resources on search and rescue along with activities to overcome flood consequences in northern mountainous and midland provinces.
Participants to a conference in Hanoi on February 26-27 agreed on the need for countries worldwide in general and Vietnam in particular to enhance weather forecast capacity by embracing new technology.
Typhoon Tembin has killed 200 people and left dozens of others missing after wreaking havoc to the Philippines on December 22, Philippine police reported on December 23 night.
Lao President Bounnhang Vorachth sent a message of sympathy to President Tran Dai Quang over the recent devastating flood that caused heavy losses in both human lives and property.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Vuong Thua Phong, head of the Vietnamese mission to the EU, took part in the 4th International Our Ocean 2017 Conference in Malta on October 5-6.
About 200 officials from 21 APEC member economies have gathered in central Nghe An province to seek measures to strengthen affiliation in dealing with disaster risks.
President Tran Dai Quang offered his sympathy to his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto over the heavy losses in human lives and property caused by the strong earth quake on September 19.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith sent a message to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, expressing his sympathy over the loss of human lives and property damage caused by storm Doksuri.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 1 sent his sympathy to his Sri Lankan counterpart over the serious losses in human lives and property caused by recent floods and landslides in the country.
President Tran Dai Quang offered condolences to his German counterpart Joachim Gauck on December 21 over the heavy loss of human lives in the December 19 truck attack in Berlin.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sent a message of sympathy to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on heavy losses caused by floods in central localities.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have instructed ministries, sectors and central localities to mobilised all forces and resources to ensure safety and food for residents in flood-hit areas and minimising losses in human lives and property.
Chief procurators and prosecutors from ASEAN member states and China met at the 10th conference in Vientiane on November 9 to discuss boosting cooperation in the fight against trans-national crimes.
Visiting Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang delivered a speech dealing with strengthening partnership for regional sustainable development at the 38th Singapore Lecture.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
