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Storm Narra weakened into a tropical depression over the southern Gulf of Tonkin on Tuesday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 50-61 kph as it continued moving east.

Passenger boat and ferry services to islands off An Giang have been suspended due to rough seas and strong winds caused by the southwest monsoon.

Floodwaters on several northern rivers remained at the highest warning level on Tuesday despite easing rain, while water levels in the upper reaches of rivers in Nghe An were forecast to rise further.

Two Russian nationals wanted by Interpol on fraud charges have been arrested in Vietnam and transferred to Russian authorities, police in Khanh Hoa said.

Nguyen An Binh, 36, has been charged after selling 156 fake Rolex, Omega, Longines, Orient and Tissot watches.

Police in Sai Gon Ward, HCM City, on August 24 questioned a man over the incident at Lam Son Square.

Search teams have uncovered 26 more sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total number recovered from the site to 481.

Authorities in Tay Ninh have fined and deported 14 Bangladesh nationals who entered Vietnam as tourists but later worked illegally and overstayed their permitted period of residence.

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved plans to elevate Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh to city status, with the changes taking effect in September.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have evacuated 182 households with 839 people from flood and landslide risk areas.

Vietnam has recorded over 3,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases weekly over the past month, mostly in the south, prompting stronger prevention ahead of the new school year.

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved a major expressway project worth more than USD 11 billion that will connect Hanoi with seven surrounding provinces and cities.

Huge boulders rolled down a mountainside and crashed into homes in Lang Son Province late on August 23, forcing 14 households to evacuate.

Dozens of residents in Thai Nguyen moved their cars onto a bridge overnight after rising floodwaters on the Cau River sparked fears of a repeat of last year's costly flooding.

Storm Narra has remained nearly stationary over the Gulf of Tonkin for several hours, with maximum sustained winds of 75-88 kph, while heavy rain across northern Vietnam is gradually easing.

Hundreds of fishing vessel owners, captains and fishermen in Lam Dong have pledged to comply with rules against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.