Việt Nam Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command in HCM City on Tuesday (October 28) launched a campaign to strengthen patrol, inspection, and control activities to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Đà Nẵng People’s Committee Chairman Phạm Đức Ấn said six people had died, four were missing and 19 injured. The city has also recorded 13 houses collapsed, 44 damaged and widespread losses in agriculture.
The historic floods have submerged 32 out of 40 communes and wards in Huế, impacting 35,000 households, while Đà Nẵng has seen over 75,000 households inundated.
More than 500 healthcare professionals have gathered in HCM City for a scientific conference on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to update knowledge on the virus, its disease burden, and discuss prevention strategies and multi-sector cooperation to protect vulnerable groups.
The Hà Nội People’s Committee, in coordination with the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Hà Nội, will hold a meeting on Wednesday to encourage organisations and businesses in the capital to contribute to the municipal Fund for the Poor in 2025.
Abbott’s initiatives include the AFINS Clinical Nutrition Support Project, which reduced hospital malnutrition rates and trained thousands of healthcare professionals.
On Wednesday, Huế and Đà Nẵng cities are forecast to receive 120–250mm of rain, with some areas likely to see more than 400mm. From Thursday, rainfall intensity in the region from Huế City to Quảng Ngãi is expected to reduce. However, continued flooding may disrupt transportation, aquaculture and agricultural production, and affect daily life.
The rollout of EMRs is seen as a major breakthrough in the healthcare sector’s digital transformation, paving the way for a smart healthcare system in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà called for ensuring stable communication networks, continuing to relocate residents from high-risk locations and securing supplies of food, drinking water and medicine. He also stressed the need for careful monitoring of landslide-prone areas.
By early morning on October 29, the Hương River’s level through Huế City had dropped to 3.87m, still 0.37m above alarm level 3 (extremely dangerous). Although the water has receded from its peak of 5.05m, the second-highest on record after 1999, low-lying areas along the river remain heavily flooded.
Doctors at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases rebuilt nearly the entire Achilles tendon of a 49-year-old woman, saving her from permanent disability and restoring mobility.
Forty passengers and crew members were safely rescued early Wednesday morning after a passenger ferry caught fire off the coast of Phú Quốc Island in southern Việt Nam, authorities said.
Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People’s Committee Phạm Đức Ấn said many hillsides are waterlogged and at risk of further collapse.
Along with bringing economic value, the project holds strategic importance as it is expected to strengthen Russia’s position in the Eurasian transport network while providing Việt Nam with opportunities to expand its logistics infrastructure and seaport system.
Although rainfall has begun to ease on Tuesday afternoon, water is receding slowly in Huế, leaving large parts of the city centre still deeply flooded on October 28.
The event, hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in coordination with the Ninh Bình Provincial People’s Committee, formed part of activities within the framwork of the Vietnam International Digital Week 2025.
After Typhoon No. 12 unleashed torrential rain across central Việt Nam, landslides and floods have left many communities stranded. Amid the devastation, rescue teams and local volunteers are racing to bring relief and restore normal life.
Over the recent past, the embassies and foreign organiastions have provided or pledged about US$9.7 million in assistance to localities hit by the two typhoons, with $7.1 million in cash and $2.5 million in kind.
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