HCM City kickstarts domestic travel with closed tours to safe destinations

The HCM City tourism sector has co-operated with travel firms and destinations in the city to promote online booking and payment solutions. 

Female medical workers dedicated to fight against COVID-19

Leaving behind their families, female medical workers at Huế Central Hospital in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế did not hesitate to join the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Typhoon Kompasu weakens, warnings on torrential rain, flash floods, landslides remain in place Typhoon Kompasu weakened into a tropical low-pressure system on Thursday morning before making landfall in central provinces from Thanh Hoá to Hà Tĩnh.

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.

Thousands flee north in an attempt to get home after months of lockdown in south provinces

Thousands of migrants are making the long, perilous journey north back to their home towns and villages, after months of unemployment and lockdown in the southern provinces.

Collaboration put into place to welcome migrant workers home A large number of people pouring to national highways has caused congestion at COVID-19 checkpoints and will possibly increase the virus infection risk.

Approaching storm brings heavy rain to north and north central provinces Heavy rain is expected to blanket northern and north-central provinces from Saturday to Tuesday due to storm Lionrock – the seventh storm that has entered the East Sea this year, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.