Society

Tornadoes have hit many localities in Vietnam due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, killing at least nine people in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Two fishing boats moored at an anchorage in the central province of Quang Tri broke loose and drifted away due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, leaving nine fishermen missing.

An environmental worker in the central province of Quang Ngai found a half-metre artillery shell at the foot of a tree while clearing grass.

A gas-related incident occurred at a coal mine in northern Quang Ninh Province on September 28, leaving three dead and two injured.

Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin begins a two-day working visit to Vietnam on September 28 at the invitation of Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Typhoon Bualoi is forecast to intensify to level 12-13 today as it barrels toward central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain and coastal flooding.

Police in the northern province of Phu Tho have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of killing his wife and two men in a jealous rage.

Seven kiosks near Dalat Market in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been dismantled as part of an urban renovation project to improve the city’s landscape and infrastructure.

The Philippines has recorded four deaths as Typhoon Bualoi continues to barrel through the country after making landfall on September 25, its Office of Civil Defence said on September 26.

Police in Nghe An announced on September 26 that they had dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring smuggling narcotics from France to Vietnam by air.

Heavy rains on September 25 night triggered floods and landslides in mountainous and border communes of Nghe An Province, temporarily isolating several villages.

Ho Chi Minh City will convert both sides of Mai Chi Tho Boulevard into nearly 6 kilometres of bicycle lanes.

Many motorists in Hanoi continue to blatantly run red lights, despite the steeply increased penalties.

Storm Bualoi is expected to move into the East Sea on the night of September 26, becoming the 10th storm of the year, forecasters said.

Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) began calibration flights using a Beechcraft B300 aircraft at Long Thanh Airport in Dong Nai Province on the morning of September 26.

A woman in Phu Tho Province narrowly avoided being bitten when a snake slithered into her bedroom and lunged at her, according to footage that has gone viral on social media.

Typhoon Ragasa weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall in Quang Ninh at midday on Thursday, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has further adjusted its flight schedule in response to Typhoon Ragasa, the ninth storm of the year.

Hanoi will set up kiosks in major urban areas and busy supermarkets, and convert old buses into mobile offices to help residents complete administrative procedures.