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Heavy rain and strong winds caused by Typhoon Yagi have disrupted power supply in several localities, including Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Thai Binh, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power.

Vietnam welcomed 11.4 million foreign arrivals during the first eight months of the year, an annual rise of 45.8% and up 1% from the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

The northeastern region of Vietnam will experience heavy rainfall, with some regions receiving exceptionally heavy precipitation, from Saturday through Monday morning, warned the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam of Vietnam and President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau discussed measures to foster the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on September 6.

Several hospitals have restricted receiving patients at specific departments because of Super Typhoon Yagi.

North Korea recently announced that it will officially resume international tourism activities by the end of 2024, and travel companies in Vietnam have begun issuing notifications about organising tours to North Korea next year.

Super Typhoon Yagi killed at least two people and injured 92 others after slamming into southern China's Hainan island, state media reported Saturday.

Airlines in Vietnam have cancelled or delayed hundreds of flights on Saturday and Sunday as Storm Yagi makes landfall in the northern and northern central regions.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will pay an official visit to Russia and co-chair the third meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee from Sunday to Tuesday.

Authorities in Hanoi evacuated 160 residents from a deteriorated old apartment building on Friday night as Storm Yagi approached.

Typhoon Yagi is quickly moving into the northern coast of Vietnam with its force downgraded a bit. Heavy rain is falling across northern and north-central localities.

PM Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi for Tim Hughes, Senior Vice President for Global Business and Government Affairs of the US-based provider of spacecraft, satellite launch services, and satellite communications SpaceX.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 19.07 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, the General Statistics Office has announced.

Students in many Vietnamese localities can stay home on Saturday to avoid super Yagi which is forecasted to make a landfall to some northern and northern central regions in the coming hours.

The American daily New York Times received its licence to open a bureau in Vietnam from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at an official ceremony in Hanoi on Thursday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an ambitious new road map to guide its evolution and scale up its support on key challenges facing Asia and the Pacific, including accelerated efforts to combat climate change and expand private

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam have jointly announced the next steps to support Vietnamese workers undertaking work in the Australian agriculture sector under the Vietnam Labour Mobility Arrangement.

Vietnam's national team has achieved a remarkable result at the 2024 International Olympiad in Informatics, placing among the top four countries and territories in the overall medal standings, following the United States, Japan and Poland.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse on September 6 presided over an official welcome ceremony for Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his spouse, who are on an official visit to Vietnam from September 5-8.