Doubt heavy rain

It made landfall along the coast of Maoming City in China's Guangdong Province at around 3 p.m. Saturday, Chinese newspapers reported. At 4 p.m. it lay centered around 320 kilometers to the east of Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay, with a maximum wind speed of 117 kph, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. It will move northwest at a speed of 10-15 kph and is expected to weak into a tropical depression by Sunday morning with winds decreasing to 61 kph. Vietnam’s northeastern region should expect rains of 40-80 mm, and more than 100 mm in some places, between Saturday evening and Sunday. A day earlier weather experts had expected the region to be hit by torrential downpours of up to 150-350 mm a day. Rainfall of 180 mm a day is considered heavy. Chaba is the first storm to appear over the East Sea this year. June-October is normally the rain and storm season in Vietnam. Some 10-12 storms are expected to enter Vietnamese waters this … [Read more...] about Storm Chaba poses no more danger to Vietnam’s northeast as it makes landfall

The five-day visits of Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Hungary and the UK marked a new milestone in bilateral relations, eventually contributing to the Vietnam-EU partnership. The Chairman’s official visit to Hungary was significant amid the 72nd anniversary of diplomatic relations and approaching the five-year mark of the comprehensive partnership (2018 – 2023). In addition, Hungary was Vietnam’s first comprehensive partnership in Central and Eastern Europe, as the former has been actively supporting Vietnam in both multilateral frameworks and also in Vietnam-EU relations. NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Source: VNA It was noted worth mentioning that Hungary was the first among EU members that ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Chairman of the NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha said meetings between Chairman … [Read more...] about New milestone in Vietnam’s relations with Hungary, UK