Society

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.

Around 2,700 households in the northern province of Ninh Binh are battling flooding due to the rising water level on Hoang Long River.

Malaysian police expanded their probe Friday into a major conglomerate with links to a banned Islamic sect, after hundreds of children were rescued from alleged abuse at care homes believed to be run by the group.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will initiate a three-day clean-up campaign for the storm-battered Ha Long Bay, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy told local tourism agencies and business.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, one of the localities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi, officially resumed normal operation of tourist boats on September 13, nearly a week after being ravaged by the typhoon.

The WHO has transported one million water purification tablets to Vietnam in an effort to protect the health of hundreds of thousands of people in northern regions following widespread destruction caused by typhoon Yagi.

Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang has proposed a number of measures to address traditional and non-traditional security challenges at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum that is getting underway in Beijing, China.

A US trade delegation of 100 participants, including 35 business representatives, officials from nine state departments of agriculture, and representatives from 21 USDA cooperators, are visiting Vietnam.

Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper has presented VND2 billion (USD78,431) to Lao Cai Province to help Lang Nu Village recover after a deadly flash flood caused by the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.

Bat Trang Pottery Village in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District is struggling with severe flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi.