A house is flooded after heavy rain in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre A motorbike breaks down on a flooded street after heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre A motorbike travels on a flooded street after heavy rain in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre A boy stands on a bed as his house is submerged in rainwater after heavy rain in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre A man walks his vehicle through a flooded street after heavy rain in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre A scooter breaks down on a flooded street after heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre Traffic congestion after heavy rain on Linh Dong Street in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 11, 2020. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre Like us on … [Read more...] about Torrential rain inundates streets, houses in Ho Chi Minh City
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Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea
Maysak "destroyed or inundated" more than 2,000 houses and tens of public buildings in the affected regions, the official KCNA news agency said, while 60 kilometres of roads and 59 bridges collapsed, with over 3,500 metres of railway roadbeds "swept away". Natural disasters tend to have a greater impact in the North due to its creaking infrastructure, and the country is vulnerable to flooding as many mountains and hills have long been deforested. The damage obliged the authorities to "change the direction of our struggle after comprehensively considering the year-end tasks that were underway", Kim told a top committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to KCNA. It did not give specific details. - Pyongyang march - Kim has ordered some 12,000 Pyongyang-based party members to help with recovery efforts in affected rural regions, and they attended a rally on Tuesday before being dispatched. "We are afraid of nothing," said Kang Chol Jin, a party member at the event in … [Read more...] about Nearly 60 bridges, 2,000 houses wrecked by typhoon in North Korea
Tea houses in Hanoi
Ha Thanh Tra Different from other tea houses, which are usually quiet, Ha Thanh Tra is a much livelier affair. It’s become a popular gathering spot for young people thanks to its new and interesting mixed teas. Along with traditional black tea and classic tastes like jasmine, lotus, oloong (a traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea), and ginseng, a diversified menu of new tea favored by the young generation is also on offer, such as milk tea with flavors like almond, coconut, chocolate, mint, and peanut, and tea mixed with fruit like peach, kumquat, apple, and pineapple. … [Read more...] about Tea houses in Hanoi
When the Party’s Directive 40 spreads in life!
Pham Anh Duc, Director of the Binh Thuan branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, said over the past 5 years, the branch has disbursed 3.15 trillion VND for over 140,000 poor households, near-poor households and other policy beneficiaries to develop production and business.poor households have received support to build their houses; and nearly 10,000 households living in disadvantaged areas have got loans to invest in production and business./. … [Read more...] about When the Party’s Directive 40 spreads in life!
HCM City restores polluted canals one by one
Nguyễn Hùng Vọng of Tân Phú District told Việt Nam News: “In heavy rains Bàu Cát Street used to be flooded so severely that I could not drive my motorbike. I had to move out to another district to live.” … [Read more...] about HCM City restores polluted canals one by one
