The support from Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities, and international organisations have helped Vietnamese expatriates in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, overcome difficulties after a fire burnt their houses to the ground last month.
Hailstones rained down in Chiem Hoa district of northern Tuyen Quang province on early April 3 and seriously damaged houses and a vast area of vegetables.
A resettlement area for the Sekaman 1 hydropower project within an energy agreement between the Governments of Vietnam and Laos was inaugurated in Attapue, southern Laos on December 16.