Hanoi, July 17 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered ministries, agencies and local authorities to take urgent and proactive measures as heavy rainfall is forecast for Vietnam's northern mountainous and midland regions, saying the protection of human life must be the top priority. The directive was issued in Official Dispatch No. 49/CD-TTg, signed on July 17 by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on behalf of the Prime Minister. The dispatch was sent to the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment, National Defence, Public Security, Construction, and Industry and Trade; the People's Committees of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh provinces; the Office ...