As people in flood-hit provinces struggle to piece together severely disrupted lives, local authorities are calling out for urgent help to deal with major damage suffered by dykes, irrigation works and other constructions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should propose that "civil economic" offences be decriminalised, Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told the Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper.