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Authorities in Lam Dong Province have relocated 40 graves after long cracks appeared on a hillside following prolonged heavy rain.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has banned all vessels from going out to sea from 7 am on November 28 ahead of Storm Koto.

More than 20 days after Storm Kalmaegi and subsequent floods, residents of several communes in Gia Lai Province remain cut off from electricity and safe water.

A new cold wave is expected to affect southern Vietnam next week, likely pushing early morning temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 19 degrees Celsius.

Waves in Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province rose above five metres late on Thursday, crashing over sea defences and sweeping onto a coastal road as Storm Koto approached.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry says no Vietnamese nationals were affected by the November 26 blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.

Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal will pay a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2.

Customs officers have seized a shipment hiding more than 2,000 counterfeit bags, shoes and earphones carrying luxury brand labels.

A rare king cobra weighing about seven kilos has been safely captured and released after appearing in a household garden in Phu Tho.

Da Den, Song Hoa and Song Ray reservoirs has begun discharging, raising flood risks for downstream communities.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will pay a state visit to Laos from December 1-2.

The Ministry of Construction has ordered emergency repairs to landslide-hit sections of Mimosa Pass and parts of National Highway 20 in Lam Dong Province.

Nearly 20 electrical appliance repairmen from HCM City have travelled to flood-hit areas in the Central Highlands and south-central regions to help residents restore water-damaged household items.

Hanoi is replacing deteriorated pavements in many areas with blue stone, which can last up to 70 years.

Vietnam’s North-South railway reopened at 8.30 pm on November 25 after an eight-day suspension caused by severe flooding, the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) said.

Lam Dong province on Tuesday afternoon temporarily reopened the Prenn Pass, the main route linking southern localities with Dalat, after a major landslide shut it earlier this month.

Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh shared key directions for Vietnam’s development in the digital era at the CEO 500 tea connect programme in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.

A buffalo stranded on a rooftop for six days during severe flooding in Dak Lak Province has been rescued by local troops and resident.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province evacuated 196 people from 43 households to safely destroy an MK82 bomb uncovered on a riverbank after recent floods.