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Weekly roundup: Vietnamese coffee in Belfast, territorial tensions, weekend downpour, and more
Revisit the week with top stories compiled by VnExpress International's editors.
HCMC flood-prevention plans a leaking sieve, experts say
No matter how much money is poured in, outdated urban drainage plans will ensure failure.
In Saigon, a vital job that stinks to high heaven
Sewage workers in Ho Chi Minh City risk their health and lives every day, and they want residents to stop trashing.
July 4, 2018 | 10:16 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City could be a swamp 50 years from now
The city surface has been subsiding seven centimeters each year and the process is speeding up.
August 11, 2018 | 05:53 am PT
Mekong Delta sinking as groundwater gets depleted
The Mekong Delta is subsiding faster than the rise in sea level, causing urban flooding, and humans are to blame.
October 11, 2018 | 05:00 am PT
Kitchen building material could cut urban flooding by half: scientists
Cities could reduce flooding by constructing sidewalks from an absorbent building material commonly used in household kitchens, scientists have discovered.
October 30, 2018 | 05:56 pm PT
Investor of Saigon anti-flooding project claims huge losses after suspension
The suspension of a HCMC flood prevention project has cost Trung Nam Group over $8.57 million in losses, the firm says.
October 30, 2018 | 07:33 pm PT
Da Nang, wary of flooding, to build million-dollar drainage system
Da Nang, Vietnam's third biggest city, is set to build a drainage system at a cost of over VND3.3 trillion ($142 million) to prevent flooding.
March 4, 2019 | 06:18 pm PT
Saigon expat district wallows in flood waters again
Torrential rains Thursday afternoon submerged many streets in flood-prone Thao Dien, home to the largest expat community in Saigon.
May 9, 2019 | 10:45 pm PT
Saigon signs $608,000 pump rental deal for flood prone street
HCMC has signed a rental deal with a private company to install a water pump on Nguyen Huu Canh Street to prevent flooding.
May 12, 2019 | 07:21 am PT
Delay in acquiring lands slows down Saigon’s flood-proofing projects
Major projects meant to stop Ho Chi Minh City’s chronic flooding have fallen behind schedule because of delays in land acquisition.
June 1, 2019 | 04:58 pm PT
HCMC installs monitoring station on flood-prone street
Ho Chi Minh City authorities are trialing a flood monitoring station with a warning system on one of its most flood-prone streets.
July 14, 2019 | 07:27 pm PT
Commuters struggle as downpour floods Hanoi streets
A heavy downpour on Thursday afternoon inundated several Hanoi streets, stranding cars and motorbikes.
July 25, 2019 | 05:21 am PT
Saigon ward residents live in a house of cards
Subsidence has been eating away at a ward in HCMC for decades, leaving residents in misery as their houses go down.
December 2, 2019 | 05:00 pm PT
Southern Vietnam to see heavy rains all week
HCMC and other southern localities are expected to experience heavy rains until this weekend following a combination of two low-pressure areas.
September 14, 2020 | 12:39 am PT
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