ba hon dam islands a pristine experience

Ba Hon Dam islands: A pristine experience

Located off Kien Luong District in the southern province of Kien Giang, Ba Lua Archipelago is a pristine landscape, which has been called the ‘Ha Long Bay of the South’.
laos warns against fake news photos of dam collapse

Laos warns against fake news, photos of dam collapse

Lao authorities have warned that spreading fake news and photos of the dam collapse disaster in southern Laos violates the country’s laws.
rains hamper search for survivors after laos dam collapse

Rains hamper search for survivors after Laos dam collapse

Rescuers battled fresh rains Thursday to reach scores of people still missing after a dam collapse in southern Laos that unleashed a torrent of water, washing away whole villages and killing at least 26 people.
dam village makes chung cake cassava vermicelli

Dam village makes Chung cake, cassava vermicelli

Like other villages in Vietnam, people of Dam village, also known as Bich Tri hamlet, Ha Nam province, mainly live on agricultural production. Located about 70km south of Hanoi, Dam village is famous for making Chung, square sticky rice, cakes and cassava vermicelli.  
nu i co c lake dam leaks a danger

Núi Cốc Lake dam leaks a danger

With some 175 million cubic metres of water stored in an elevated position, Núi Cốc Lake’s major dam in the northern province of Thái Nguyên could devastate downstream areas if it broke, experts have said.
world bank dam project to benefit millions in vietnam

World Bank dam project to benefit millions in Vietnam

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday US$415 million in credit support, which will help improve safety for hundreds of irrigation dams in Vietnam and benefit millions of local people.
lao hydro dam to seriously affect vietnams mekong delta

Lao hydro dam to seriously affect Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Laos has officially announced its plan to develop the Don Sahong hydropower project on the Mekong River, and this project will be seriously affect Vietnam’s agriculture and aquatic resources in the Mekong Delta region, experts have warned.
us launches air strikes on is rebels near mosul dam pentagon

US launches air strikes on IS rebels near Mosul dam: Pentagon

The US military launched fresh attacks on Islamic State (IS) forces in Iraq, using fighter aircraft and drones to carry out strikes near the Mosul dam, the Pentagon said on Saturday (Aug 30).
dam work begins on trung son hydroelectric project

Dam work begins on Trung Son hydroelectric project

The first phase of dam building on the Ma River for the Trung Son hydroelectric project was launched in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 1. 

Mekong countries should delay dam projects for decade: study

PHNOM PENH, October 15, 2010  - Countries in the lower Mekong River region should delay any decisions about building hydropower dams for 10 years, an influential new study said Friday, warning of the many risks involved.
brazil dam disaster leaves 34 dead hundreds missing

Brazil dam disaster leaves 34 dead, hundreds missing

Thirty-four people were confirmed dead and nearly 300 missing on Saturday (Jan 26), with hopes fading of them being found alive, after a dam collapsed at a mine in southeast Brazil.
china to release water from dam following request from drought hit vietnam

China to release water from dam, following request from drought-hit Vietnam

China said on Tuesday it will discharge water from a dam on the upper Mekong River, which will help ease drought conditions in several Vietnamese locations, one day after Vietnam requested the move to be made by the Chinese.
laos releases dam water to help vietnam tackle drought salinization

Laos releases dam water to help Vietnam tackle drought, salinization

Southern provinces in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will receive more support to purge drought and saltwater intrusion as Laos is discharging water from its dams to give some help, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
dpm dam to attend boao forum for asia 2014 in china

DPM Dam to attend Boao Forum for Asia 2014 in China

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam is attending the Boao Form for Asia 2014 (BFA) on April 8-11 in Hainan Province, China at the invitation of the Chinese Government and the BFA Organizing Committee.
vietnam sends 200000 usd in aid to laos after dam collapse

Vietnam sends 200,000 USD in aid to Laos after dam collapse

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 200,000 USD as relief aid for the Lao government to help the country in the aftermath of the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam.