National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 14 joined residents in Quang Minh commune, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Van Yen district, at the great national solidarity festival.

The World Bank (WB) recently released a report in which it called on the Vietnamese Government to take urgent action to ensure future growth in the face of natural disaster risks.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to redouble efforts as a means of avoiding economic lag while addressing the plenary session of the 10th National Assembly (NA) sitting on November 10, with the meeting ending two and a half days of question-and-answer activities.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$2.5 million grant to assist Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the recent floods in the country’s central region.

VOV.VN - Central Vietnam which has taken the brunt of recent subsequent storms is bracing itself for another storm which has developed in the East Sea and is heading towards the country’s south-central coast.

The Government recently issued Resolution No 165/NQ-CP on providing aid to address housing damage caused by natural disasters in central and Central Highlands localities in October.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister of the Royal Cambodian Government Men Sam An joined with her delegation to extend best wishes and to donate gifts in support of victims of recent flooding in the country’s central region on November 4 at the Binh Hiep international border gate complex in Long An province.

The first plenary session of the 14th National Assembly’s 10th meeting was held in Hanoi on November 2 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.

VOV.VN - Chilean Agriculture Minister Antonio Walker has announced that the South American nation’s competent agencies have approved the export of Vietnamese grapefruit to the Chilean market.