Việt Nam News

Over the weekend, torrential rain from Typhoon No. 12 battered central Việt Nam, causing landslides and widespread flooding. Authorities remain on high alert as heavy rain is forecast to continue through to October 28.

Some 300 students and lecturers from the University of Science under the Việt Nam National University - HCM City took part in a training workshop on Monday (October 27) to learn how to recognise and respond to stroke symptoms.

Ethical considerations and social responsibility must be placed at the heart of applying artificial intelligence (AI) in education, experts said at recent seminar held in HCM City.

The top healthcare prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2025 went to the project Multi-organ transplantation from brain-dead donors at Việt Đức Friendship Hospital, led by Dr Dương Đức Hùng and his team.

As many as 28 lowland and mountainous areas in the central city have either submerged from 20cm to 2.24m in floodwater, or threatened with landslides as rainfall was forecast to remain between 150mm and 300mm on October 29-30.

The course, which will run until November 14 at the department’s headquarters in Hà Nội, is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and professional skills in UN peacekeeping for female officers from the Việt Nam People’s Army and several other UN member countries.

The Government’s call to action addresses local officials in Quảng Trị province, Huế city, Đà Nẵng city, and Quảng Ngãi province, as well as relevant ministries, instructing them to drastically carry out measures to ensure safety for both vulnerable communities and critical infrastructure.

As consumers increasingly favour eco-friendly and safe products, new opportunities have opened up for women entrepreneurs across the Mekong Delta region. Their business models, rooted in local specialties and aligned with sustainable, organic, circular and green agriculture, are showing how adaptation can lead to prosperity.

Nha Bích Commune is expected to become a new growth pole in northern Đồng Nai Province thanks to its strategic location, excellent transport links and abundance of natural resources.

According to the IOM’s report on trafficking in scam centres in Southeast Asia, the number of trafficking cases addressed by IOM in the region has more than tripled between 2022 and 2025.

Police in Lạng Sơn Province have detained four foreign nationals suspected of attacking a taxi driver on National Highway 1A late on Sunday.

As floodwaters linger across central Việt Nam, Hội An wakes to another morning submerged — its streets quiet, its reflection shimmering beneath a vast sea of water.

According to Phương Thành Tranconsin’s proposal, the project will cover nearly 30 kilometres of expressway, expanding its width to between 10 and 12 lanes. 

Nineteen stone-loaded railway carriages with a total weight of 980 tonnes have been mobilised to reinforce the Bạch Hổ railway bridge over the Hương River in Huế City, as floodwaters threaten to submerge the bridge following days of heavy rain.

As floodwaters rose to nearly 1.8 metres on October 27, many streets in Hội An, Đà Nẵng City, were submerged, forcing residents and tourists to move by boat. Authorities have warned the floods could exceed alert level 3 within the next 24 hours.

Heavy rain has pushed the Bồ River in Huế above alert level 3 (extremely dangerous), causing record flooding across the city and forcing evacuations in dangerous areas.

The Ministry of Public Security is inviting investors to develop a social housing project worth nearly VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$43 million) for police officers and personnel in HCM City, as the southern metropolis struggles to meet its ambitious housing goals.

Amid the vast expanse of floodwaters this season, the boundary of the territory becomes blurred, yet the soldiers’ determination to safeguard national sovereignty remains steadfast and unyielding.