VN condemns China, Taiwan's illegal acts in the South China Sea: Foreign ministry “As we have stated on many occasions, all activities conducted in the two archipelagos Trường Sa and Hoàng Sa without Việt Nam’s permission are encroaching on Việt Nam’s sovereignty and infringing on international law, and are completely null and void,” spokeswoman Hằng said.

Storm Vamco heading towards East Sea The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has ordered central localities to strictly manage the operation of fishing vessels and stand ready for emergencies as Storm Vamco headed towards the East Sea yesterday.

Heavy rains hit central provinces, another storm to come The tropical low-pressure system which Storm Goni weakened into on Thursday afternoon turned into a low-pressure system on Friday morning when approaching the coasts of central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Phú Yên, as yet another storm bore down on the country.

Storm Goni heading to central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Khánh Hòa Đà Nẵng City and Quảng Nam Province might not be directedly hit by Storm Goni as the storm is expected to make landfall in central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Khánh Hòa on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. 

Storm Goni forecast to hit VN’s central provinces on Thursday The tenth storm to enter the East Sea this year is expected to make landfall in central provinces from Đà Nẵng to Phú Yên on Thursday after ripping through the Philippines killing at least 16 people on Sunday.

Rescue force discovers bodies of two workers, central region braces for typhoon Soldiers of Military Zone 4 found the bodies of two workers buried in a landslide at Rào Trăng 3 Hydropower Plant in Phong Điền District, the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế on Friday.

Deputy PM orders MARD to send sausages, ham to people in flood-hit provinces Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to immediately dispatch sausages, ham and other necessary foods to people in flood-hit provinces in the central region.

Deputy PM directs emergency efforts for deluge-hit central region ahead of new typhoon

Rescue forces have been instructed to focus on providing emergency aid to people in the flood-hit central region, especially in the provinces of Quảng Bình and Hà Tĩnh.

China deployment of weapons and bombers to South China Sea “jeopardises” peace, stability: VN foreign ministry Việt Nam condemned China’s recent deployment of its jet bomber to Hoàng Sa (Paracel) islands as a threat to regional peace and stability.

Northern localities told to prepare for typhoon Higos All relevant localities were told to carefully prepare for typhoon Higos, which is forecast to bring torrential rains, flash floods and landslides to northern mountainous provinces until Sunday.