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The coastal fishing village of Nhon Hai in Gia Lai Province was left devastated after Typhoon Kalmaegi swept through.

At least eight people were reported dead or missing and thousands of houses collapsed or lost their roofs as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered several central provinces.

Flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City continued but took long detours to avoid Typhoon Kalmaegi on November 6.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working closely with Vietnamese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand to protect Vietnamese citizens affected by recent crackdowns on online scam operations in Myanmar.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought heavy rain, strong winds and high waves to central provinces from Khanh Hoa to Quang Ngai as it made landfall on November 6.

Residents in central Vietnam have rushed to secure homes and belongings as Typhoon Kalmaegi approached on November 6.

A woman in Hanoi was finally reconnected with her daughter in France on November 5 after more than three decades apart.

Gia Lai Province plans to evacuate more than 93,000 households, nearly 340,000 people, as Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to make landfall from the afternoon of November 6.

Vietnam was re-elected by member states as Vice President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, taking place from October 30 to November 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Dak Lak Province has banned all vessels from 12 coastal wards and communes from going out to sea from 6 am on November 5 as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches.

At least 66 people have died and dozens remained missing following severe flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in central areas of the Philippines as of November 5, according to local authorities.

Gia Lai Province has tested seven drones to support reconnaissance, rescue and supply delivery as the region braces for Typhoon Kalmaegi.

The 14th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee convened in Hanoi on November 5.

A 15-metre section of the Imperial Citadel wall in Hue collapsed at around 6.45 pm on November 2 after days of heavy rain and flooding, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

The Ministry of Construction has approved a detailed plan for an international passenger port in Vung Tau Ward in HCM City with two cruise berths stretching 840 metres.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have ordered all all fishing vessels to return to shore before 10 am on November 5 and instructed reservoirs to release water as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches.

Local residents in Nghe An Province have discovered a 1.4m-long war bomb beneath the Nam Mo River after floodwaters receded.

A surge in the river has submerged streets and homes in the ancient town of Hoi An, forcing a second evacuation within one week.

A strengthened cold front is sweeping northern Vietnam, bringing widespread rain and driving temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.