VIETNAM TODAY

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in central provinces from Nghe An to Quang Tri at 1 am on September 29, with sustained winds of level 11.

A whale carcass about 10 metres long has drifted ashore at Mom Tau beach in An Binh Hamlet, Ly Son Special Zone, Quang Ngai Province.

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

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin in Hanoi on September 28.

Vietnam is exploring ways to transform seafood by-products into value-added products, boosting the sustainability and profitability of the sector while contributing to a circular economy.

The typhoon was forecast to bring heavy rain to northern and north-central Vietnam (including parts of Laos), especially from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh provinces.

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.

The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties of 12.1 per cent on hot-rolled steel imports from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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 total assets of Vietnam's financial market are estimated at VND 41.3 trillion, equivalent to 332 per cent of GDP, according to an expert.

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.

Coca-Cola Vietnam’s factory in Ho Chi Minh City will cease operations on September 27 after a 30-year run, with the company granted 24 months to dismantle and clear the site.

Typhoon Bualoi is expected to make landfall in Vietnam’s north-central provinces on September 29, bringing torrential rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A rare pig-tailed macaque was discovered wandering in a garden in Quang Tri Province before being handed over to authorities for conservation.

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.