Thanh Hoa, Sept. 28 -- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a teleconference in the central province of Thanh Hoa on September 28 to direct measures in response to Typhoon Bualoi, the 10th tropical storm entering the East Sea this year.

The virtual meeting was connected with coastal cities and provinces in the storm's projected path.

Ha, who is also standing deputy head of the National Steering Committee for Civil Defence and head of the front command for response to Typhoon No. 10, urged local authorities to adopt Thanh Hoa's strategy of concentrating resources in critical areas to minimise casualties and property damage.

He directed ministries and agencies to closely track post-storm weather patterns, issue prompt warnings for ...