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Foreign partners commit aid, providing relief to people affected by Typhoon Yagi

UNDP has handed 700 gender- and disability-sensitive household kits to Vietnam to support communities in the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái, which has been severely affected by Typhoon Yagi.

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Banks reduce interest rates, offer new loans for customers affected by Typhoon Yagi

Several private and State-owned banks have reduced interest rates and offered debt relief for customers affected by Typhoon Yagi.

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NA Chairman receives Indonesian President-elect

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 14 hosted a reception for Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from September 13-14.

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142 Lao Cai teachers and students escape fatal landslide

As many as 142 teachers and students at a school in the northern province of Lao Cai narrowly avoided death after a hillside collapsed thanks to being evacuated.

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Hanoi's prime retail sector among the fastest-growing in the region

According to a socio-economic report recently published by the General Statistics Office, retail revenue for the first eight months of the year is estimated at nearly VNĐ3.3 quadrillion (US$130.3 billion), a 7.3 per cent increase year-on-year.

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Gold prices likely won't peak, for a while

Gold prices may see some minor increases in the coming months, but in the long run, the precious metal will likely lose its appeal, said industry experts and policymakers.

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Hanoi rivers reopened

Hanoi's Long Bien and Duong bridges have reopened after being closed due to high floodwaters.

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Malaysian police expanded their probe Friday into a major conglomerate with links to a banned Islamic sect, after hundreds of children were rescued from alleged abuse at care homes believed to be run by the group.

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Asian markets mostly rose Friday and the yen sat around nine-month highs after another healthy day on Wall Street as investors gear up for an expected US interest rate cut next week.

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Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, as Vietnam began clearing up after Typhoon Yagi.

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Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of children from care homes where they were allegedly physically and sexually abused and have arrested scores of people in large scale raids, police said Wednesday.

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Hundreds of people fled their homes in the Philippines on Wednesday after a volcano spurted harmful gases, an official said, as experts warned of a potential eruption.

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Humans not artificial intelligence should make the key decisions on using nuclear weapons, a global summit on AI in the military domain agreed Tuesday, in a non-binding declaration.

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