Tropical depression might develop into storm The National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre said a tropical depression in the East Sea area might gain strength and become a storm on Monday or Tuesday.

Heavy rains, floods leave four dead and missing

Three people died, four were injured and one went missing after torrential rains swept through northern and central provinces as of 5pm on October 17, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Northern provinces warned of flash floods, landslides Northern mountainous provinces have been alerted about high risks of flash floods and landslides due to current torrential rains.

HCM City scrambles to get food to residents

Supermarkets in Hồ Chí Minh City have launched various combos to deliver food and home necessities to local residents in lockdown faster, while soldiers are assisting with the delivery.

Poor urban planning leaves Hà Nội streets under water

The stormy season is starting in Hà Nội and residents are increasingly concerned about flooding during heavy rain.

Agriculture sector remains fairly resilient to COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry and hit industrial production hard, agriculture and community-based agro-forest production have proven resilient in the tourism-intensive central region.

Central region in dire need of tourism revival1

After years of successful operations in Hội An, the beachfront Sea'lavie Boutique Resort & Spa on An Bàng beach now only employs 20 per cent of its normal workforce, while room rates have been slashed by 50 per cent.

VN’s hydro-meteorological sector continues improving capacity, international co-operation in the future Improving the capacity of hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting as well as strengthening international co-operation are identified as two major tasks of the national hydro-meteorological sector in the future.

Top 10 economic events of Việt Nam in 2020 Việt Nam being among the few countries to post GDP growth and the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement in 2020 are among the top 10 domestic economic events in the year. The following are the 10 outstanding events as selected by the Vietnam News Agency.

Excavator drivers re-open blocked roads despite danger

Trần Văn Dũng, of Đại Lộc District, spent over a month in an attempt to re-open sections of roads that were blocked by landslides, triggered by storms and torrential rains, in Phước Sơn District, the central province of Quảng Nam, in late October.