VIETNAM TODAY

The southern region of Vietnam, including HCM City, is struggling with widespread downpours.

The railway route linking Hanoi and the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has reopened after a suspension due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi.

The development of eco-industrial parks (eco-IPs) is an effective solution to lower emissions enough to meet the net zero target by 2050 in Vietnam. However, there are still many obstacles, especially in terms of mechanisms.

Vietnam, joining hands with the international community, has made tireless efforts over the past years to protect the ozone layer, and control and eliminate ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Vietnamese team got off to a good start as they ranked third in the overall table at the Chess Olympiad 2024 which is being held in Budapest in Hungary.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have just started construction of a resettlement area project for residents of the Lang Nu Village who lost their homes in recent flash floods and landslides.

As many as 17 schools have been completely ruined while 99 others are still closed for repairs in several of Vietnam's northern localities following Typhoon Yagi.

Peach farmers in Hanoi's Phu Thuong and Nhat Tan wards have seen their trees, which are being prepared for the coming 2025 Tet Lunar New Year Festival, dying from flooding.

Individuals and collectives at home and abroad have donated over 1.09 trillion VND (44.4 million USD) to the Central Relief Committee under the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to support people hit by Typhoon Yagi as of 5pm on September 15.

A poor woman in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa is calling for community support to help her son and husband.

Another one or two storms have been forecasted to enter the East Sea this month, possibly ravaging the northern and northern central regions.

Many streets in Hanoi have been severely inundated following downpours, causing traffic congestion.

Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar on Sunday as the country's death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge surged to 113 and remote areas reported increasing numbers of dead and missing.

Vietnam is discussing the establishment of a centre for raw materials to support the textile, leather and footwear industries, signalling a bold effort for the billion-US-dollar sectors to enhance sustainability and climb higher up the global value chain.

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) is considered one of the most successful public healthcare and protection programmes in Vietnam.

Vietnamese in many countries around the world continue to make donations to support typhoon victims in the homeland, in response to the appeal of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

An inspection team from the EU is set to visit the nation in order to inspect the aquaculture sector, with a focus on evaluating the performance of the residue control programme for products permitted for exports to the EU market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference of permanent Government members with representatives of localities affected by Typhoon Yagi on September 15 mornin.