The Prime Minister will allocate VNĐ260 billion (US$11.7 million) from the central budget’s reserve to assist 12 northern localities seriously affected by storms earlier this year.

Titled "After the Flood," Phạm Bằng's collection of photos of the disaster asite in August won gold medal at the journalism photography contest, titled Khoảnh Khắc Vàng (Golden Moment).

There is a lack of readiness to protect people’s safety, given that the weather forecasting has repeatedly failed to do its job accurately.

Typhoon Dianmu has so far cost the lives of at least seven people and left another two missing after sweeping through northern Việt Nam over the weekend.

The use of millions of dong from the state budget by a Government official from the central Bình Định province to study what turned out to be a fraudlent PhD course abroad has stirred public outcry in recent days.

The first two typhoons to hit Việt Nam this year have caused damage worth more than VNĐ6.7 trillion (US$297.7 million), announced the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday.(MoARD) yesterday.

At least four people were dead and another seven missing in the major flood rising across the northern Lào Cai Province, reported the authorities yesterday.

10 people swept away in Lào Cai flood

At least 10 people are reportedly dead or missing following a flood last night in the northern Lào Cai Province, authorities said this morning.

Internet connectivity will slow down in the coming days as the AAG cable connecting South East Asia and the United States has broken again, Viettel and VNPT said today.

Yesterday’s message from the Hà Nội City’s Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention requested all authorities of districts and townships, and relevant departments to prepare for the arrival of Typhoon Nida, the second storm this year in Việt Nam.