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China's Hainan island evacuates nearly half million people as typhoon hits

Typhoon Sarika lashed China's southern resort island of Hainan on Tuesday, with torrential rain and winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour (100 mph) forcing authorities to evacuate almost half a million people and halt transport services.

Government urged to work with Cambodia on solutions to water resources

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have urged the Vietnamese government to cooperate with Cambodia and draw up a plan to take full advantage of water resources.

China, ASEAN adopt guidelines to address emergencies at sea

 China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a set of guidelines for their senior diplomats' hotline to address emergencies at sea at the 19th meeting of their leaders in Vientiane, Laos on September 7. 

China remains largest importer of Vietnamese rice

 VietNamNet Bridge – The agroforestry-fisheries export turnover in July was estimated at US$2.64 billion, lifting the sector’s export value in the first seven months to reach $17.8 billion, up 5.1 per cent year-on-year.

Nine dead in China as remnants of super typhoon Nepartak strike

 Nine people were killed and 18 are missing after wind and driving rain bought by the remains of super typhoon Nepartak swept into China over the weekend,

Storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China, disrupts transport

 A storm bringing heavy rain to disrupt rail travel in southeast China was all that remained on Saturday of super typhoon Nepartak, which had weakened rapidly after causing several deaths in Taiwan and damage of more than $20 million.

China top polluter Hebei province promises to clean up act

 Northern China's Hebei, home to seven of the country's 10 smoggiest cities, has pledged to double up its efforts to tackle hazardous pollution following an environment ministry report accusing the province of failing to rein

Floods in China kill almost 130, wipe out crops

 Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion),

Will the East Sea heat up as China discovers frozen gas reserves?

VietNamNet Bridge - Will China still try to exploit the methane hydrate in the East Sea or spend money to buy oil and gas?

China bars vaccine sales by drug wholesalers after scandal: state media

 China has banned drug wholesalers from selling vaccines, state media said on Monday, after a scandal in which about $90 million worth of improperly stored vaccines was suspected of being sold illegally in dozens of provinces.

China, U.S. pledge to ratify Paris climate deal this year

 China and the United States, the world's top producers of greenhouse gas emissions, pledged on Friday to formally adopt by the end of the year a Paris deal to slow global warming,

China's ambition and the lessons from Gac Ma

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s review Vietnam’s tragic history to compare the naval battle of Hoang Sa and Beijing's careful preparation for the invasion of Vietnam’s Gac Ma Reef.

Vietnamese in RoK protest China’s illegal acts in East Sea

 A crowd of Vietnamese gathered in front of the Busan Station in South Korea on April 3 to protest China’s increasing violations of Vietnam’s marine sovereignty as well as international law in the East Sea.

United States, China to sign Paris climate accord on April 22

 The United States and China confirmed Thursday that they will sign the Paris climate change agreement in New York on April 22, a move that officials hope will help the accord enter into force this year.

China leads as green energy investment plans hit record high

 China helped push global green energy investment plans to record heights in 2015, offsetting a sharp fall in Germany,

Why China invaded Vietnam’s Gac Ma Reef in 1988

VietNamNet Bridge - 1988 is considered the peak year of Vietnam's difficulties when the economic crisis in the country worsened and Vietnam’s main supporter, the Soviet Union, was in a difficult situation.

Amid 'serious' situation, China eyes soil pollution law in 2017

 China aims to pass its first soil pollution law next year hoping to tackle a "serious" problem that so far lacks dedicated legislation, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday.

Gloomy future for VN steel industry

VietNamNet Bridge - Steel mills now have to struggle to compete with imports from China. If the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) does not take temporary safeguard measures, a series of enterprises will go bankrupt.

ASEAN in the US-China power competition

  VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

Fisheries trade union opposes attack on Vietnamese ship

 The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has opposed an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat by vessels of Taiwan (China) in Vietnam’s waters.