Hanoi, Oct. 6 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 6 signed Dispatch No. 188/CD-TTg, urging proactive measures to cope with the risk of flash floods, landslides and inundation caused by Typhoon Matmo, the 11th to hit the East Sea this year. The directive was sent to the chairpersons of the People's Committees of 14 northern provinces and cities, namely Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Lang Son, Bac Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, and the north central province of Thanh Hoa. It also reached the ministers of National Defence, Public Security, Agriculture and Environment, Industry and Trade, Education and Training, and Science and Technology, along with the Office of the ...