Dutch experts propose anti-flooding solution for HCMC
Dutch experts proposed to build anti-flooding system in districts 2 and 9, which are prone to flooding, at a meeting between Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman yesterday.
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Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman in the yesterday meeting (Photo: SGGP)
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