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The water level of Nậm Liệp-Minh Lương Stream in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai rose due to heavy rain. VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Ninh

LÀO CAI — At least three people were killed in a flash flood that swept through Văn Bàn District, in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, over the weekend.

The bodies of two people were recovered on Saturday evening, while one remains missing.

The Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control of Văn Bàn District reported that the sudden floods affected 25 households, with furniture, motorbikes and construction materials damaged.

Two houses were swept away and dozens of others were damaged.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính issued a dispatch asking localities to focus resources on dealing with the consequences of floods and heavy rain in the northern mountainous region since Friday.

In the dispatch to the people’s committees of the six northern mountainous provinces of Lai Châu, Yên Bái, Sơn La, Hà Giang and Tuyên Quang, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control, National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, and relevant ministries and agencies, the PM extended his condolences to families of the victims, and asked the local authorities to help locals fix houses and clean the environment, and provide them with food and essential goods.

He also asked the localities to keep a close watch on developments of flooding and rain, and to review and assess the safety of homes, especially in areas at high risk of flash floods and landslides, while preparing forces, vehicles, and equipment to deal with any circumstances.

The media will continue to provide information on developments of the natural disaster, damage, and response efforts, according to the dispatch.

A super typhoon called Surigae is edging closer to the eastern part of the Philippines.

At 7am on Sunday, it was 400km from the coastal area of the central Philippines.

It is predicted to intensify its power and affect the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea).

The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control ordered authorities of coastal localities from Quảng Ninh to Cà Mau to closely follow the typhoon and report the typhoon’s development to ships offshore in the East Sea area. — VNS

From tonight, the northeastern region and Thanh Hoa Province will enjoy a cooler climate than previous days.

Meanwhile, medium-heavy rains and thunderstorms are predicted for many parts of the Southern region at nighttime as heatwaves are expected to continue.

The same weather condition is forecast to hit the Southern coastal provinces and cities from Da Nang to Binh Thuan from April 20-23.

Besides, the localities need to closely update weather-related forecast to timely respond to weather danger in mainland and at sea, minimize people and property damage caused by thunderstorms, lightning, downpours, flash flood and landslide, especially regularly provide natural disaster-related information to guide  boat owners and captains to proactively take their vessels to safer places.

By Van Phuc- Translated by Huyen Huong

Speaking at the Theoretical Council’s meeting in Hanoi, the Party leader highly valued the council’s work during 2016-2021.

He also suggested some issues needing attention in the time ahead and asked for thorough understanding of the requirements in the political theoretical work in the new period.

The leader told the council to study new theoretical issues in the world, experiences of developed countries, along with scientific – technological revolutions.

General Secretary Trong also asked the council to improve the quality and effectiveness of political theory-related advice to help the Party Central Committee , the Politburo, and the Secretariat direct national development and defence efforts./.

Vice Chairman of the Hung Yen Provincial People’s Committee, Bui The Cu, said that after four years of implementing Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU, dated October 4, 2016 by the Executive Committee of the 18th Hung Yen Provincial Party Committee on the Hung Yen transport development programme 2016-2020, with a vision to 2030, the transportation system in the province has witnessed many changes with rapid development.

Works and roads at national, provincial and district levels have been renovated and upgraded to form a relatively synchronous transport infrastructure network, contributing to changing Hung Yen’s face and bringing a new position to the province, while ensuring national defence and security for the province’s socio-economic development.

Typically, the first phase of the route linking the Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway to the Cau Gie -Ninh Binh highway has brought about high efficiency, connecting many roads in Hung Yen province with the national highway system which crosses the northern region. In the vicinity of this road, there are three industrial zones, including a clean zone, covering more than 143 ha, the Industrial Zone No. 3, covering over 159 ha and the 263 ha Industrial Zone No. 1, belonging to the Ly Thuong Kiet Industrial Park and Urban Service Area, approved by the Prime Minister to be added to the planning of industrial parks in Vietnam by 2020. This has created breakthroughs in attracting investment serving socio-economic development in Hung Yen province in the coming years.

Implementing Resolution No. 08-NQ/TU regarding Hung Yen’s transport development programme for the 2016-2020 period, with a vision to 2030, the local authorities have solidified the objectives, tasks and solutions to implement the resolution, including plans to invest in the development of a comprehensive, modern and sustainable transportation system, ensuring the continuity and linking various modes of transport and localities in Hung Yen with each other, as well as connecting its urban and rural areas, connecting Hung Yen with Hanoi and other provinces in the northern key economic region. The province is also concentrating on completing the construction, renovation, upgrading and putting into operation many important roads, such as a road linking the Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway with the Cau Gie – Ninh Binh expressway, the Hung Ha and La Tien Bridges, the ĐT 376 route (provincial Road No. 200), and the dyke system to the left of the Red River.

The rural transport infrastructure in Hung Yen has seen a high investment level in association with promoting new rural area construction. Since 2016, Hung Yen has poured more than VND3.7 trillion into renovating and upgrading over 190 km of district roads and bridges and more than 241 km of communal roads and bridges, as well as over 621 hamlet and inner-field roads, thus increasing the rate of district roads paved with asphalt or concrete to 97.7%, while the rates for communal/hamlet and inner-field roads reaching 99.2% and 84.3%, respectively. Moreover, 100% of communes have met the rural transport criteria in the set requirement criteria for the new rural area construction programme.

Hung Yen is located in the northern key economic region, with a relatively high economic growth rate, having 10 approved industrial parks and three others approved by the Prime Minister to be added to the planning of industrial parks in Vietnam by 2020, making the province a great potential destination for developing industry-services and attracting investment, especially foreign investment. Therefore, the transport network in Hung Yen needs to be developed and better connected with the major traffic system of Hanoi and across the region as a whole.

In order to complete the transport infrastructure system, Hung Yen has been preparing to commence various major projects, including Phase II of the road project linking the Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway and Cau Gie – Ninh Binh bridge expressway, belt roads No. 4 and 3.5, the project to renovate and upgrade National Highway No. 39 from the Ly Thuong Kiet Intersection to Highway No. 5 connecting the province’s north-south economic axis and the interprovincial road linking Ring Road 5 of the Hanoi Capital Area in the territory of Thai Binh province with National Road No. 38B and the Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway, crossing Hung Yen province.

For its provincial roads, Hung Yen is focusing on constructing and completing multiple projects, such as investing in renovating and upgrading the DT.387 route, extending the DH.17 to the DT.379 road, some sections of the DT.382B route (side road for the Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway), and upgrading the DT.378 route covering the dyke system of the Luoc River. The province has also carried out procedures and is preparing to commence other projects, such as improving and upgrading DT.379 to a level II route, developing the north-south economic backbone project for the province using capital from the OFID, and a project on upgrading and expanding provincial road No. 378 covering the dikes along the Red River (in phase 2).

The province is also ready to invest in a number of projects, including urgent side roads on National Highways No. 5, 38 and 39, side roads connecting the Hanoi-Hai Phong and Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressways. For district roads and rural roads, Hung Yen is striving to achieve the goal of 100% of district roads and inter-commune roads being paved with asphalt or concrete, with 100% of roads in villages and hamlets and main roads in the fields hardened, fulfilling the criteria for rural transport in the new rural area construction programme.

Hung Yen is also targeting the effective mobilisation and use of investment capital sources from the provincial concentrated budget, as well as targeted support capital sources from the Government and the relevant ministries and central agencies, in addition to Government bonds and ODA loans. It is also focusing on promoting the exploitation of capital from investors in the forms of PPP, BOT and BT for its key projects, while giving priority to the allocation of provincial reciprocal capital for transport projects under the various programmes with loans from the central budget and ODA.

Hung Yen has promoted auctions on land use rights to create capital for the development of its transport infrastructure, while making use of capital sources from the Government’s national target programmes, government bond capital and other support. It has continued to strengthen its propaganda work and mobilise organisations, investors and local people to contribute funds, land and labour days to build rural roads, especially commune, village, hamlet and inner-field roads. The province has boosted the study of preferential policies for businesses and investors to invest in transport infrastructure works, while creating favourable conditions for organisations and businesses to access and research investment projects in the form of PPP, BT and BOT.

It has also developed appropriate policies according to regulation in order to accelerate ground clearance for projects to ensure their progress and investment efficiency. Priority is being given to a rational land fund for the development of the provincial transport infrastructure, paving the way for socio-economic development, increasing land use value in the locality, thereby creating land funds to invest in developing the transport infrastructure. It has erected landmarks to plan routes according to approved planning regulations. The land use planning for transport infrastructure needs to be unified and carried out in a synchronous manner with close cooperation between the relevant departments, branches and localities in the province to carry out the site clearance effectively.