Vietnamese disaster managers joined their counterparts from Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines at a training course on strengthening the capacity of disaster adaptation and relief.

 A number of coastal provinces in the Mekong Delta which are located about 25-40 km from the sea are expected to welcome inflows of fresh water in April when the tide recedes, according to the Southern Irrigation Science Institute.

 The government has approved the draft content of an agreement on establishing an ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses (ACCAHZ) in Vietnam.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Netherlands to continue helping Vietnam cope with climate change, especially the ongoing drought and saline intrusion which is the most severe in the Mekong Delta in the past 100 years.

 Vietnam has urged the Netherlands to collaborate with Vietnam in conducting intensive research into solutions to preserve water in the Mekong Delta, which is facing severe drought and saltwater intrusion.

 Deer, wild boar, otters, mongooses, monocle cobras and painted storks are among rare and valuable animals recently found in the U Minh Ha National Park, in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the park’s management board.

 The US will support Vietnam in making laws and policies related to wildlife trade and consumption in accordance with international standards.

 The south central province of Binh Thuan has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusc and bivalve across its sea waters from April 1 to July 31 with a view to restoring the marine resources.

 The UN will take steps to support drought-stricken countries, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on March 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The body of the legendary Hoan Kiem turtle is being preserved in -15 degrees Celsius room to wait for German experts, who will preserve the turtle.

The elephants in Buon Don (Don Village), the kingdom of tamed elephants in Vietnam, are too old and weak, and are no longer fertile so the herd of domestic elephants in Buon Don is facing the threat of becoming endangered.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Xuan Lien Natural Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa has discovered seven groups of Indochinese gray langurs (Rooseltven), totaling about 200.

 The water discharged from China’s Jinghong Hydropower Station is expected to reach the Mekong Delta region in 19 days, according to Dong Van Tu, head of the Water Resource Directorate’s department of irrigation and dam safety.

 Drought and saltwater intrusion are predicted to continue damaging parts of the Mekong Delta despite China’s release of upriver water, said Chief Executive Officer at the Mekong River Commission Secretariat Pham Tuan Phan.

While the people and leaders of the Mekong Delta provinces are pleased that China decided to release from hydropower dams, irrigation experts said that most of the flow will be blocked before it runs to Vietnam.

 How to use water resources of the Mekong River effectively heated up the 43rd meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Joint Committee taking place in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 China’s promised water discharges from its Jinghong Hydropower Station to the lower reaches of the Mekong River from March 15-April 10 are highly anticipated by local authorities and people in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta localities.

 The Nature Conservation Zone in the southern province of Dong Nai confirmed the death of another bull yesterday.

  Nearly 11,000 ha of natural forest which was allocated to local people in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak has suffered serious deforestation, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Wild animals are being kept in abject conditions in a private zoo in the southern province of Long An.