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Strong earthquakes occurred in Laos and Thailand on November 21 morning, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The Indonesian government has imposed temporary additional duties on imports of textiles and textile products up to 67.7 percent, the country’s finance ministry has said.

The Indonesian government is mulling a plan to impose temporary additional duties on imports of textiles and textile products (TPT) as a safeguard measure to protect the domestic upstream industry from a recent surge in imports.

Heavy rain and strong wind across the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 23 caused one dead, wrecked and blew away roofs of 1,192 houses, and inflicted serious damage on local assets and farming.

Vietnam, with its highly open economy, is facing many risks from the US-China trade war which has not shown any sign of easing, experts said at a workshop in HCM City on June 25 on the impacts of the trade war.

Pork supply remains adequate at the moment; however African swine fever outbreaks might cause supply difficulties during the year-end period and lunar New Year holiday.

Heads of localities or establishments where fires cause serious consequences to people and property will have to take responsibility for any violations of fire prevention and control, according to an official dispatch issued on May 19 by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Hundreds of clean water projects have been built in the Central Highlands in recent years to serve people living in poor and remote areas.

A pair of maps indicating areas at risk of flooding along 28 coastal provinces and cities in Vietnam has been officially put into use.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on February 2 sent a message of condolences to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla over the serious damage caused by a recent tornado.

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there are no Vietnamese citizens recorded among victims of the January 12 gas-leak blast in Paris.

The People’s Committee of north central Thanh Hoa province has approved a 34.2 billion VND project (1.46 million USD) for repairs on the dyke system along Ma River, which has sustained serious damage after storms and flooding over recent years.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on September 13 it will resume flights to Osaka from September 18 after the interruption due to Typhoon Jebi in Japan.

Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific announced on September 6 that it will cancel four additional flights to Japan on September 7 and 8 due to the super Typhoon Jebi, which is ravaging Japan and has forced Kansai International Airport in the west to close for repair.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific continued to cancel flights between Japan’s Osaka and Vietnam scheduled for September 6 after tropical storm Jebi struck the west of Japan, flooding Kansai International Airport.

Amid the peak of the rainy season, dyke violations in Hanoi are set to rear their ugly head.

Heavy rains and floods on June 23-24 left at least eight dead and missing, and caused economic losses estimated at dozens of billion VND in some northern mountainous provinces.

Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains on June 23 and 24 in the north mountainous province of Lai Chau have left one dead, one missing and five injured.

A group of sugar producers has asked for Government intervention as the industry struggles to compete with corn syrup imports.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has asked agencies to comment on its special project to control companies thought to be likely of polluting the environment - even industries not yet in operation, such as power plants.