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Central Da Nang city has launched a project to conduct comprehensive assessment of climate change response for water resources in the city till April 2015.

Vietnam is willing to cooperate with countries and exchange experiences in water resource management and coping with natural disasters.

Conserving water resources offers more opportunities for cooperation than disputes, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has stated.

The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) workshop on water and river basin management will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from March 20-23, with nearly 150 delegates from 51 ASEM member nations and relevant organisations taking part.

A seminar under the second phase of an underground water project took place in Hanoi on February 26 to seek measures for better water resource management that can lead to sustainable development.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the ASEAN Secretariat will co-chair the 12th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Water Resource Management.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan met with Belgian Crown Prince Philippe in Hanoi on Mar. 12 during his six-day official visit to Vietnam , starting on from Mar. 11.

Prince Philippe of Belgium will lead a business delegation to visit Vietnam from March 11-16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met Prof. Cees Veerman, advisor to the Vietnamese Prime Minister on climate change, flood control and water resource management, in The Hague on Sept. 29 during his official visit to the Netherlands.

Vietnam and China issued a joint statement on the occasion of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to China from Oct 11-15.

Vietnam and the Netherlands on Oct. 1 in The Hague issued a joint statement on the official visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to the Kingdom from Sept. 27-Oct. 1, affirming to increase cooperation in five prioritised areas.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander in Rotterdam on Sept. 30 as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

Thailand ’s worst monsoon floods in decades have killed 224 people and affected three quarters of the country, officials from the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Sept. 29 met with Dutch Queen Beatrix as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have met with President of the Dutch House of Representatives Gerdi Verbeet and Vice President of the Senate Kim Putters during his current official visit to the European country.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, have held talks to discuss measures to increase bilateral cooperation in priority areas.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung heads for the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and Ukraine on Sept. 27 on official visits to further strengthen friendly relations and multi-faceted cooperation between VN and these countries.