VIETNAM TODAY

Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, together with a high-level delegation of Vietnam, departed Hanoi on December 1 for a state visit to Laos.

Typhoon Koto is weakening and drifting slowly over the central East Sea, and is expected to downgrade into a low-pressure area off Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa by December 3.

Authorities in Phu Quoc are working to resolve a major outage after the 110 kV undersea cable supplying electricity to the island was damaged, cutting power to large parts of the island.

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet confirmed that they have completed software updates for their Airbus A320 and A321 fleets.

Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Hanoi on November 30, beginning a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2, at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

Industrial park infrastructure is considered critical for attracting high-quality foreign investment, building supply chains and enhancing long-term competitiveness.

The south central provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai must launch a rapid campaign to rebuild new and repair houses damaged by the recent floods.

Typhoon Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.

Hanoi is considering expanding restrictions on vehicles with more than 16 seats in central areas to ease congestion in Hoan Kiem and Cua Nam wards.

Vietnamese airlines must replace altitude and flight-direction control units on 81 Airbus A320/321 aircraft following a Europe-wide safety order that may cause delays and cancellations.

Typhoon Koto abruptly changed direction on November 29 and is forecast to weaken, while a new tropical depression is expected to enter the southern East Sea.

Vietnam’s electronics exports have hit a new record this year, driven by surging shipments of computers and components, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have relocated 40 graves after long cracks appeared on a hillside following prolonged heavy rain.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has banned all vessels from going out to sea from 7 am on November 28 ahead of Storm Koto.

More than 20 days after Storm Kalmaegi and subsequent floods, residents of several communes in Gia Lai Province remain cut off from electricity and safe water.

A new cold wave is expected to affect southern Vietnam next week, likely pushing early morning temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 19 degrees Celsius.

Waves in Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province rose above five metres late on Thursday, crashing over sea defences and sweeping onto a coastal road as Storm Koto approached.

Vietnam will require roughly USD 28 billion to finance its green transition through 2030, a finance official has said.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry says no Vietnamese nationals were affected by the November 26 blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.