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Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar on Sunday as the country's death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge surged to 113 and remote areas reported increasing numbers of dead and missing.

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) is considered one of the most successful public healthcare and protection programmes in Vietnam.

Vietnamese in many countries around the world continue to make donations to support typhoon victims in the homeland, in response to the appeal of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

An inspection team from the EU is set to visit the nation in order to inspect the aquaculture sector, with a focus on evaluating the performance of the residue control programme for products permitted for exports to the EU market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference of permanent Government members with representatives of localities affected by Typhoon Yagi on September 15 mornin.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto have expressed confidence that the two countries will soon reach the bilateral trade target of US$18 billion in the time ahead.

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday.

The Ministry of Information and Communication has decided to postpone the closure of 2G mobile technology until October 15, a month later than scheduled.

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.

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

The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running care homes where hundreds of children were allegedly abused admitted on Saturday that "one or two sodomy cases" took place at the shelters but denied allegations of widespread misconduct.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The tourism hub of Bai Chay Ward in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been severely devastated by Typhoon Yagi.

Erosion has ravaged a beach in Phu Vang District in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, endangering thousands of local households.