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More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.

The northern region of Vietnam would experience heavy rains from this morning, May 11, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

The HCM City Department of Construction has proposed an upgrade project for the Hy Vong Canal which could deal with the flooding at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Hanoi is home to some of the world's most expensive roads due to high site clearance costs.

The Hanoi People's Committee has just announced a decision by chairman Tran Sy Thanh to present national flags to all households to celebrate the 70th Liberation Day of the city.

Vietnam’s industry sector has seen continuous recovery with the index of industrial production expanding 6.0% year on year in the first four months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The East Sea may face between 11 and 13 storms this year, including 5-7 that could directly affect Vietnam.

The Vietnam Sea and Island Festival 2024 is scheduled to be organised in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Nearly 3,000 triathletes from 52 countries and territories, including a record of 1,532 Vietnamese, are competing in the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang from May 10 to 12.

People who have already received the AstraZeneca vaccine shots do not need a D-Dimer test or any other blood clotting test, recommended the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son hosted a working session with Ambassador Julien Guerrier to discuss ways to ramp up educational cooperation between Vietnam and the EU.

The labour market is gradually returning to normal development trends seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The director of Sunrise Wood Trading Production Company, Feng Yong, was arrested as part of Dong Nai investigations into workplace safety violations at his company after a boiler explosion killed six workers.

A grand requiem in tribute to soldiers who lost their lives on the Dien Bien Phu battlefield was held at the A1 Cemetery in Dien Bien Phu City in the northern province of Dien Bien on Friday morning.

Cuc Phuong National Park have received a rare yellow-cheeked gibbon found in the northern city of Haiphong.

At least one house collapsed and over 30 others were flooded with mud after a flash flood caused serious landslides in the northwestern province of Dien Bien early Friday morning.

Seventeen Vietnamese students will bring their nine projects to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2024, slated for May 11-17 in Los Angeles, the US.

Increasing numbers of people are suffering from mental disorders due to the prolonged, severe hot weather in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak.

A poor man in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa is calling for support after his wife died.