HCM City on Sunday reopened the Bình Triệu 1 Bridge after nearly a year of construction, including almost three months of car restrictions, restoring full traffic at the city’s northeastern gateway following a complex engineering lift to raise its navigational clearance.
A sleeper coach carrying more than 20 passengers burst into flames on the HCM City-Trung Lương Expressway early Monday morning, triggering a kilometres-long traffic jam but causing no injuries, authorities said.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) is ready to engage in discussions with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to formulate programmes that will drive the reform of the country's healthcare system in the coming years.
The AEON Scholarship Programme, implemented by the AEON 1% Club Foundation, aims to support Asian students in realising their dreams.
The recent historic floods left 102 people dead or missing, destroyed or swept away 221 houses, and damaged 933 others, while over 200,000 houses have been inundated
According to initial reports, at around 7:15pm a passenger coach travelling down the bridge towards Đỗ Mười Street suddenly lost control and crashed into a motorbike moving in the same direction.
In recent years, non-profit labour mobility programmes run by the Centre of Overseas Labour have sent approximately 155,000 workers abroad, contributing remittances worth an estimated VNĐ17 trillion (US$645 million). These programmes also played an important role in poverty reduction and social welfare.
Etienne Ranaivoson, the Consulate General of France in HCM City, honoured Vietnamese Paralympian powerlifter Lê Văn Công on Saturday for his sporting achievements with a Gold Medal from the French Ministry of Sports, Youth and Community Life at a ceremony in HCM City's Phú Nhuận stadium.
Đắk Lắk authorities are distributing a total of 2,000 tonnes of rice to residents in 24 communes and wards in the province severely affected by the flooding.
In Australia, ABC News on Saturday broadcast footage from Việt Nam Television’s VTV1 channel, showing people being evacuated from waterlogged rooftops and ongoing rescue attempts carried out under adverse weather conditions.
Although floodwaters have begun to recede, low-lying areas along the Cái Phan Rang River remain submerged, with heavy losses to crops and livestock.
As rescue forces race to respond to severe flooding in the central region, social media has been inundated with AI-generated images and unverified claims, disrupting official communications and causing public confusion.
In Đông Hoà Ward of Đắk Lắk Province, where floodwaters once rose 2 to 3 metres, residents are using every moment of receding water to clean up and repair their homes after severe losses.
Citizens, local authorities and military forces along with healthcare staffers are working together to support residents in central provinces that have been severely affected by typhoons.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính ordered immediate financial support of VNĐ500 billion for Đắk Lắk Province, VNĐ300 billion for Lâm Đồng Province, VNĐ150 billion for Gia Lai Province and VNĐ150 billion for Khánh Hòa Province to help residents rebuild homes and restore public assets.
When sustainable livelihood models are designed with women at the centre, women not only increase their income but also elevate their status, voice and ability to participate in community decision-making processes.
The initial preliminary damage is estimated at more than VNĐ9 trillion (US$342.85 million), of which Quảng Ngãi suffered losses of VNĐ650 billion, Gia Lai VNĐ1 trillion, Đắk Lắk VNĐ5.3 trillion, Khánh Hoà VNĐ1 trillion, and Lâm Đồng VNĐ1.05 trillion.
Central and Central Highlands provinces are facing one of their worst disasters in years, with 102 people dead or missing, massive crop and livestock losses, and entire communities still cut off as local authorities plead for urgent aid.
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