Society

Torrential rains from Typhoon Bualoi’s circulation from the night of September 29 to the morning of September 30 caused heavy flooding in north-central provinces.

More than 1.8 million customers of the Northern Power Corporation have lost power due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, with those in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa provinces hardest hit.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a two-phase plan to the Ministry of Construction for the operation of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province.

Tornadoes have hit many localities in Vietnam due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, killing at least nine people in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Two fishing boats moored at an anchorage in the central province of Quang Tri broke loose and drifted away due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, leaving nine fishermen missing.

An environmental worker in the central province of Quang Ngai found a half-metre artillery shell at the foot of a tree while clearing grass.

A gas-related incident occurred at a coal mine in northern Quang Ninh Province on September 28, leaving three dead and two injured.

Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin begins a two-day working visit to Vietnam on September 28 at the invitation of Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Typhoon Bualoi is forecast to intensify to level 12-13 today as it barrels toward central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain and coastal flooding.

Police in the northern province of Phu Tho have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of killing his wife and two men in a jealous rage.

Seven kiosks near Dalat Market in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been dismantled as part of an urban renovation project to improve the city’s landscape and infrastructure.

The Philippines has recorded four deaths as Typhoon Bualoi continues to barrel through the country after making landfall on September 25, its Office of Civil Defence said on September 26.

Police in Nghe An announced on September 26 that they had dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring smuggling narcotics from France to Vietnam by air.

Heavy rains on September 25 night triggered floods and landslides in mountainous and border communes of Nghe An Province, temporarily isolating several villages.

Ho Chi Minh City will convert both sides of Mai Chi Tho Boulevard into nearly 6 kilometres of bicycle lanes.

Many motorists in Hanoi continue to blatantly run red lights, despite the steeply increased penalties.