Central and highlands localities work to recover from floods The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked provinces and cities to continue monitoring weather forecasts and keep local authorities and people up-to-date to prevent and minimise damage due to natural disasters.

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.

Conference highlights ways to protect children in cyberspace

Children need to learn how to protect their personal and social well-being in cyberspace, Phan Thị Cẩm Giang, a lecturer at the Vietnam Women’s Academy's branch in HCM City, said at an online conference held on October 16.

Making the right decisions for the nation's good

The Government of Việt Nam late Tuesday issued its highly-anticipated Resolution No.128 on the adoption of provisional guidelines on safe and flexible living with COVID-19, after a few weeks of what presumed to be much haggling between invited stakeholders.

Exhausted enterprises need breakthrough support policies

On Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13), Vietnam News Agency spoke to Nguyễn Minh Thảo, head of Research Department of Business Environment and Competitiveness under the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) about the issues facing Vietnamese enterprises.

More support needed to help poor, disconnected students with distance learning

More than a month after the start of the new school year in early September, many students living in disadvantaged and border areas are still struggling with online learning due to poor internet connections and a lack of equipment.

Typhoon Kompasu to weaken to tropical depression after making landfall in central region

Typhoon Kompasu, the eighth storm to hit Việt Nam this year, will land between the central provinces of Thanh Hóa to Quảng Bình and weaken to a tropical depression by 4pm on Thursday.

Torrential rain to hit the northern, central region from Wednesday

Torrential rain, triggered by typhoon Kompasu, will blanket the northern and central regions from Wednesday afternoon. 

Typhoon Kompasu quickly heading towards East Sea, causing heavy rain for northern, central regions Typhoon Kompasu, with wind speeds reaching 100km per hour at its eye, is gaining more strength as it heads into the East Sea.

Đà Nẵng to resume domestic flights and train from late October In a further sign of COVID-19 restrictions around the country relaxing, the Đà Nẵng's People's Committee has agreed to resume domestic flights and train from the central city.