VIETNAM TODAY

A light cold spell bringing heavy rain is forecasted to hit Vietnam's northern region from Saturday evening.

The new Hanoi Children's Palace opened on September 21 after three years of construction.

Authorities in Bangkok, Thailand have issued new rules to tighten control over street vendors.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam left Hanoi on September 21 to attend the UNGA 79, hold working sessions in the US, and later pay a state visit to Cuba.

The flooding situation during heavy rains has been included among eight criteria for the pricing of non-agricultural land in Hanoi, according to a recent decision of Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Trần Sỹ Thanh.

HCM City will spend VND149 billion (USD6.08 million) renovating Thong Nhat Stadium.

A flight of the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief delivered 35 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Vietnam on Friday to support recovery efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.

A woman in the central province of Quang Ngai has been fined over VND160 million (USD6,531) for destroying a protective forest.

The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concluded its 10th session in Hanoi on September 20 afternoon.

The central province of Ha Tinh is vulnerable to widespread flooding due to heavy rain and water discharges by hydropower reservoirs.

Many people in the northern-central province of Nghe An's Dien Chau District have flocked to collect clams which were washed ashore at a local beach by strong waves during the Storm Soulik.

Indian doctors on strike in Kolkata to protest the brutal rape and murder of a colleague will resume some duties from Saturday, the group leading the protests told AFP on Friday.

Beaches in the central city of Danang have been covered by rubbish following Storm Soulik.

Rice fields in Hanoi’s outlying district of Chuong My were turning yellow and ready for harvest, but due to being heavily flooded, they are now at a high risk of being a complete failed crop.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed with a proposal from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs for a 9-day break for the 2025 Tet Lunar New Year holiday, from January 25 to February 2.

Express boat and ferry services to Phu Quoc City in the southern province of Kien Giang have been reopened following suspension due to bad weather.

The number of passengers being refused entry at airports across the country has increased sharply, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnamese airlines, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Pacific Airlines, VASCO, Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines, operated a total of 176,307 flights, of which 45,889 were delayed, accounting for 26% of the total figure, according to the Civil Aviation Authority

Residents in Gia Thuong Village in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai's Viet Tien Commune need financial support to rebuild a bridge destroyed in a recent flash flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi.