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HCM City will spend VND149 billion (USD6.08 million) renovating Thong Nhat Stadium.

A flight of the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief delivered 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Vietnam on Friday to support recovery efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.

A woman in the central province of Quang Ngai has been fined over VND160 million (USD6,531) for destroying a protective forest.

The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concluded its 10th session in Hanoi on September 20 afternoon.

The central province of Ha Tinh is vulnerable to widespread flooding due to heavy rain and water discharges by hydropower reservoirs.

Many people in the northern-central province of Nghe An's Dien Chau District have flocked to collect clams which were washed ashore at a local beach by strong waves during the Storm Soulik.

Indian doctors on strike in Kolkata to protest the brutal rape and murder of a colleague will resume some duties from Saturday, the group leading the protests told AFP on Friday.

Beaches in the central city of Danang have been covered by rubbish following Storm Soulik.

Rice fields in Hanoi’s outlying district of Chuong My were turning yellow and ready for harvest, but due to being heavily flooded, they are now at a high risk of being a complete failed crop.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed with a proposal from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs for a 9-day break for the 2025 Tet Lunar New Year holiday, from January 25 to February 2.

Express boat and ferry services to Phu Quoc City in the southern province of Kien Giang have been reopened following suspension due to bad weather.

The number of passengers being refused entry at airports across the country has increased sharply, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnamese airlines, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Pacific Airlines, VASCO, Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines, operated a total of 176,307 flights, of which 45,889 were delayed, accounting for 26% of the total figure, according to the Civil Aviation Authority

Residents in Gia Thuong Village in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai's Viet Tien Commune need financial support to rebuild a bridge destroyed in a recent flash flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi.

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.

A survey conducted by the real estate agency Savills Vietnam reveals that the country now has more than 400 eco-industrial zones, with the demand for this segment expected to grow in the future.

Hanoi has proposed expanding Metro Line 3 Nhon-Hanoi Station-Hoang Mai route, which would require a total investment of VND40.57 trillion (USD1.75 billion).

At the United Nations, Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm will bring forward important messages in strong support of multilateralism, stated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.

Vietnamese diplomatic missions in Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, and Israel have continued coordinating closely with local authorities to monitor the situation there and working out citizen protection plans.