Dr. Dang Vu Trong, technical director at Canada-based SNF Group, has proposed using Drag Reduction Polymer (DRP) to reduce flooding in HCMC.

Scientists in HCM City have successfully built an online system to manage water drainage, which is expected to help flood control in the city.

More than 10 years ago, HCMC began applying a series of measures to fight against floods and improve the environment, worth trillions of dong. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are being urged to develop a master plan for flood control as new flood-prone areas have emerged and flooding has re-occurred in others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The cities of HCM and Seoul on Monday signed an agreement to foster friendship and co-operative relations in multiple sectors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government plans to spend VND9.85 trillion constructing a number of flood tide control sluices and seven kilometers of dyke in different parts of the city to mitigate flooding in inner-city areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After an almost 21 year wait, the Hanoi People’s Committee has finally assigned competent bodies to issue answers regarding the future of the Red River project.

 Authorities in HCM City have vowed to contain four-fifths of the city's flood zones by next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The safety of underground structures in HCM City has been questioned after two downpours last month flooded the basement of a luxury apartment tower in Binh Thanh District and damaged six cars

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta have raised their voice against hydroelectric plants developed on the Mekong River in Laos, saying that those projects would cause huge difficulties for them in cultivation,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta region will need around VND44.55 trillion to control floods, adapt to climate change and cushion the impact of rising sea levels on agricultural production, infrastructure and local communities.

Authorities in Hanoi are trying to deal with thousands of taxis operating in the city, whose licenses are from other provinces.