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At least nine people were killed and 15 others injured when a sleeper bus overturned early Friday morning in Ha Tinh province.

Vietnam is concerned about the current escalation of tensions in the border area between Cambodia and Thailand, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on July 24.

Police in Lao Cai province have arrested and charged two sisters for allegedly defrauding more than 500 tourists through a network of fake hotel and villa social media pages.

Nearly a week after the death of Bak Kham, a 51-year-old elephant, in a forest accident, her owner, Y Thanh Uong, still grieves as if he lost a beloved family member.

Storm Comay has formed over the northeastern waters of the East Sea, becoming the fourth storm in the area so far this year.

Storm Wipha has affected many localities in Vietnam, leaving two dead and five others injured.

A Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Siem Reap made an emergency landing in Danang on July 23 to provide urgent medical assistance to a passenger.

Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Tran Thanh Man and President of the Senegalese NA El Malick Ndiaye signed a cooperation agreement between the two legislatures following their talks in Daka on July 23.

Insurers are expected to pay over VND 14 billion (approximately USD 550,000) to victims of the Ha Long boat capsizing that killed 37 and left two missing.

Police in the northern province of Phu Tho have arrested three men over the alleged sexual assault of two women in Tam Dao tourist area.

PM Pham Minh Chinh received Chan Chun Sing, Assistant Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party of Singapore, Coordinating Minister for Public Services, and Minister for Defence, in Hanoi.

Hundreds of households in the northern central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An have been isolated or evacuated due to torrential rains caused by Storm Wipha.

Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 in the central city of Danang has been fined VND 97 million (USD 3,712) for failing to properly dispose of substandard medicines according to regulations.

Around 153 houses in the Mekong Delta region have been damaged due to heavy rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Wipha.

A rare accident occurred on the morning of July 22 in northern Dien Bien Province when a pickup truck and two motorbikes fell into a river after a suspension bridge unexpectedly tilted.

Typhoon Wipha made landfall along the coastal areas between Hung Yen and Ninh Binh at 10 am on July 22, bringing wind speeds of level 8 to 9 and gusts reaching level 11.

Authorities in a commune in Tuyen Quang Province are verifying claims that two female foreign tourists were charged VND 200,000 (USD 7.65) for a hair braiding service at a local tourist site.

Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has ordered the suspension of all flights to and from Cat Bi Airport in Haiphong and Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh, as both are within the typhoon impact zone.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man departed Hanoi on July 22 to visit Senegal and Morocco, and attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland.