Việt Nam News

To date, the powerful typhoon and ensuing flooding and landslides have left 329 people dead and missing in 26 localities in northern Việt Nam.

Hồ Thái Bình, SSVN director, said that “The Little Sun e-learning platform on childcare and nutrition, developed by SSVN, is designed to be user-friendly and accessible, allowing users to learn anytime, anywhere, with an intuitive interface available on both computers and phones.”

HCM City's Department of Information and Technology said the city is working towards launching several technology solutions to optimise data collection for decision making, helping create a smart urban management system.

Typhoon Yagi is the most powerful storm to hit mainland Việt Nam in 70 years. The typhoon, along with the severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy downpours in its wake, has left 329 people dead and missing in 26 northern localities, while economic damages have reached upwards of US$2.5 billion and counting.

Local officials and ministries ordered to be ready for Typhoon Soulik, residents should not be complacent.

Former Vietnamese real estate tycoon and convicted fraudster Trương Mỹ Lan, already on death row, faces a new trial starting on Thursday on various financial fraud charges, underscoring the Government’s commitment to intensifying its anti-corruption campaign.

The Vietnamese Embassy, agencies and organisations and French friends has raised nearly VNĐ2 billion (over US$81,100) to support victims in the home country.

The crimes came to light after police received a tip from local residents about a suspicious package containing a white powder mistakenly delivered to a residence.

Amid the losses and devastation of the natural disasters caused by the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, a young woman stood out as one of the heroic stories.

The rapid urbanisation process, coupled with the overload of residents and vehicles, has made air pollution a 'crisis' for big cities of Hà Nội and HCM City.

The Ngòi Móng Bridge in Hoà Bình City collapsed in the early hours of Thursday.

Airports to be affected also include Đà Nẵng International Airport in Đà Nẵng City, Phú Bài International Airport in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Chu Lai Airport in Quảng Nam province, and Vinh Airport in Nghệ An province.

Lý Chòi Nhàn, Vice Chairman of the Hoàng Su Phì District People’s Committee, said that on Wednesday afternoon, local residents discovered the body of baby C.T.T.A while fishing, about 25km from where the landslide occurred.

The two provinces urgently implement response measures and assist residents in disaster preparedness to ensure safety.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday afternoon strengthened their collaboration in promoting the health and well-being of migrants.

Director General of Việt Nam National Mekong Committee Nguyễn Thị Thu Linh represented the country at the second regional water security dialogue, where government officials and experts discussed solutions for a more sustainable Mekong and ASEAN region.

Under the project, as many as 1,152 workers and collaborators have been trained in child labour prevention.

All preparations for the Vietnamese forces to be deployed South Sudan and the Abyei region have been nearly completed.