Inspectors check the Núi Cốc Lake’s irrigational work in Thái Nguyên Province, northern Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hằng Viet Nam News THÁI NGUYÊN — The northern province of Thái Nguyên’s People’s Committee on Thursday approved a plan to fix the main dam on Núi Cốc Lake with total investment of VNĐ51.4 billion (US$2.3 million) from the provincial budget. Approval is based on the committee’s inspection of the dam’s situation on the ground. Under the plan, prepared by the Việt Nam Hydraulic Engineering Consultants Corporation (HEC), the dam will undergo water permeability prevention, repairs on its roof and be installed with rain measuring equipment. At a recent scientific conference on repairing the dam, Đoàn Văn Tuấn, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, asked the HEC to collect all ideas and initiatives from scientists and experts on the dam’s water permeability condition to complete its plan on repairing the dam. Repairs must be completed … [Read more...] about Núi Cốc Lake’s dam to be repaired
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Quy Nhơn to sell damaged foreign ships
The Fei Yeu 9 ship stuck in the Ghềnh Ráng mountain in Quy Nhơn City. — Photo news.zing.vn Viet Nam News BÌNH ĐỊNH — Quy Nhơn Maritime Administration in the central province of Bình Định approved a plan on Tuesday to fish out two foreign ships that sank and broke in Quy Nhơn Bay. The two ships were damaged during typhoon Damrey last November. The first ship, Fei Yeu 9 , belonged to Mongolia and was carrying a load of more than 4,000 tonnes. It had 15 crew members and was pushed by strong waves and wind towards the Ghềnh Ráng mountain in Quy Nhơn City. The entire crew was saved by the Bình Định Border Guards. The ship, however, could not be salvaged. Local authorities transferred more than 30 tonnes of oil from the ship in time, preventing an oil spill. The second ship, Jupiter , was from Cambodia. It was a tourist ship that was out of work and did not carry any oil. It was being towed from Vân Phong Bay in the central province of Khánh Hòa to the … [Read more...] about Quy Nhơn to sell damaged foreign ships
Hà Giang repairs landslide road due to heavy rain
Soil and rock to fell down the road in Mèo Vạc District of Hà Giang Province due to heavy rains, blocking traffic for days.—Photo baohagiang.vn Viet Nam News HÀ GIANG — The northern mountainous province of Hà Giang is urgently repairing several roads that have been severely damaged by landslides due to many days of heavy rain. Ma Quốc Trưởng, deputy chairman of Mèo Vạc District People’s Committee, Hà Giang Province, said the highway from Mèo Vạc District centre to some communes including Tát Ngà, Nậm Ban, Niêm Sơn and Niêm Tòng has been blocked for days due to prolonged heavy rains causing soil and rock to fall down the road. The most seriously damaged section of road passes through Tát Ngà Commune, where such a large amount of rocks slid onto the road that traffic came to a standstill. Prolonged heavy rains in Xín Mần in recent days caused the national highway from Bắc Quang District to Xín Mần District, and the road from Cốc Pài Town to Xín Mần … [Read more...] about Hà Giang repairs landslide road due to heavy rain
Embankments in Yên Bái need urgent repair
Búng Tau Bridge in Trạm Tấu District, Yên Bái Province, was washed away by the floods. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Anh Viet Nam News YÊN BÁI — Nearly 10,900 metres of flood-prevention embankments damaged by the historic floods this month in the mountainous province of Yên Bái need to be repaired, said local authorities. The damaged embankments are mostly located along streams with nearly 30 landslide areas. Nghĩa Lộ Town has 6,630 metres of damaged embankments, while Văn Chấn District has nearly 3,000 metres and Trạm Tấu District has 950 metres. The Hà Thị Khuyên family, residing in Phai Lò Village, Hạnh Sơn Commune, Văn Chấn District, is one of the nine households in the village isolated by land erosion. A 200-metre embankment and a concrete road in the village were washed away after the floods. “We had to move our property and cattle to a safe place and only come back home after the water receded. I hope the State will support us in rebuilding the road or help us move … [Read more...] about Embankments in Yên Bái need urgent repair
Minister requests repairs for damaged sections on National Highway No 1
An inspection team from the Transport Ministry checks subsidence on National Highway No 1 that passes through central Hà Tĩnh Province. - Photo zing.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể requested contractors to immediately repair the subsidence on National Highway No 1 or they would be held responsible. The minister made the request after inspecting contractor’s repairs on the highway recently. If the contractors are participating in other projects under the ministry, they shall be forced to stop implementing and concentrate on repairing roads. If the contractors fail to repair the damaged sections on National Highway 1 they shall be fined according to regulations or may be banned from participating in the bidding for national traffic projects, according to the minister. He also asked road agencies to list damaged sections and solutions for the problems. Subsidence has affected several sections of a part of National Highway No 1 that passes … [Read more...] about Minister requests repairs for damaged sections on National Highway No 1
10% of Cà Mau homes to lack clean water in dry season
Ten per cent of households in Cà Mau Province have no access to clean water. — Photo nguoiduatin.vn Viet Nam News CÀ MAU — Of Cà Mau Province’s 226,000 households, 10 per cent still do not have access to clean water. Nguyễn Hạnh Phúc, director of the Clean Water and Rural Environment Sanitation centre, said the province has 232 water supply systems but only 20 of them work effectively. Most of the water supply systems are damaged, use simple technology, and do not work effectively. In the dry season, many people lack clean water due to a shortage of water sources and saline surface water, especially in Đầm Dơi, U Minh, Năm Căn, Thới Bình, Trần Văn Thới districts. Phúc said it was difficult to supply water because many of the households are located in different places. He suggested that local residents try to collect and reserve rainwater during the dry season. The centre plans to upgrade and extend some water supply systems so they will work more efficiently, and … [Read more...] about 10% of Cà Mau homes to lack clean water in dry season
Apple now displays iPhone and Mac repairability scores in France
AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. Apple this week posted repairability scores for flagship iPhone and Mac products in France, a measure mandated by the country's government in January. The listings, known as repair indexes, are now displayed on official Apple Store app purchase pages and on Apple's website, reports MacGeneration . Current-generation flagship devices including the iPhone 12 , iPhone 11 and iPhone SE series, as well as MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, carry the informational mark designed to offer insight into a product's life cycle. Separately, Apple has posted a dedicated webpage on its French website with links to detailed repair index reports covering documentation; disassembly, access and tools; parts availability; parts pricing; and software and services support. … [Read more...] about Apple now displays iPhone and Mac repairability scores in France
European Parliament votes to facilitate consumer right to repair
AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to support the right of consumers to repair their own phones, tablets, laptops and other devices without going through the companies that produced them. The resolution, a report of recommendations to facilitate the right to repair, was passed with 395 votes in favor and 94 against, with 207 abstentions. As Euronews points out , it's only an advisory report, and it's still up to the European Commission to issue actual proposals. "By adopting this report, the European Parliament sent a clear message: harmonized mandatory labelling indicating durability and tackling premature obsolescence at EU level are the way forward," said Rapporteur David Cormand, MEP from France. The vote calls for the European Commission to … [Read more...] about European Parliament votes to facilitate consumer right to repair
Kon Tum to repair weak suspension bridges
Many suspension bridges’ banisters were rusty and broken, while their body leaned at an angle and the background was decayed. — Photo tapchigiaothong.vn Viet Nam News KON TUM — A plan to repair 44 of the weakest suspension bridges in the Kon Tum Central Highlands province was unveiled by provincial transport authorities. Phan Mười, deputy director of the provincial Department of Transport, said that the department forwarded a proposal to the provincial people’s committee to use funds from different sources to repair the weak suspension bridges. He also said more warning signs would be installed at the damaged suspension bridges to prohibit people from crossing them. As many as 110 of 290 suspension bridges in the province were damaged and unsafe for this year’s flood season, the department said. However, local residents do not have any choice but to continue using the suspension bridges as there are no alternatives. Observations made by a correspondent for Transport … [Read more...] about Kon Tum to repair weak suspension bridges
Road damaged by trucks avoiding toll booth
Provincial Highway No. 35 is seriously damaged by trucks. – photo baotintuc.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Provincial highway No. 35, connecting Hà Nội’ Sóc Sơn and Mê Linh districts, has been seriously damaged due to the burden of hundreds of heavy trucks travelling day and night, reported online newspaper Tin Tức . The trucks used the highway to avoid a BOT (build-operate-transfer) toll collection station on a nearby highway. The road surface was terribly damaged and scattered with big pot holes, causing a high risk of traffic accidents, the paper said. Nguyễn Văn Tân, a resident of Chi Đông Town of Mê Linh District, said: “The road becomes muddy and slushy on rainy days and dusty on sunny days.” “There were many accidents that happened on the road. Cars and motorbikes were upturned by potholes on the roads,” Tân said. “The road was damaged for long time but not repaired.” Meanwhile, Lê Trâm Anh, a worker at Quang Minh Industrial Zone in Mê Linh … [Read more...] about Road damaged by trucks avoiding toll booth