Nghệ An teachers visit student homes despite epidemic

Schools across the country have been closed for three weeks due to coronavirus (COVID-19), but teachers in remote mountainous areas in central Nghệ An Province have not taken any time off.

Party of India PM Modi stung in New Delhi election Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right wing party suffered a crushing defeat on Tuesday in an election for control of the capital New Delhi after a vitriolic campaign in which it concentrated on defending a controversial new nationality law.

Thousands flee severe flooding in New Zealand Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand's South Island to flee their homes on Wednesday and left hundreds of tourists stranded at the remote Milford Sound beauty spot.

Death toll from torrential Brazil storms rises to 44: officials The death toll from days of intense storms and flooding in southeastern Brazil has risen to 44, authorities said on Sunday.

Việt Nam's ready to assume seat on UN Security Council

Vietnam News Agency talks with Đặng Đình Quý, head of Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, about the preparations and challenges the country is facing during its two-year seat on the UN Security Council starting January 1 next year.

Cà Mau adapts to climate change

As coastal erosion continues to affect thousands of lives in Viet Nam's southernmost province, authorities are taking steps to adapt to climate change before the damage reaches irreversible levels.  

Geotec Hà Nội to find a solution for foundation construction Việt Nam About 1,000 local and foreign scientists, constructors, engineers and managers in the field of foundation infrastructure from over 40 countries and territories gathered in a geo-technic conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Central provinces relocate residents in response to typhoon Local authorities in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa are planning to more more than 181,000 people from risk-prone areas in response to Typhoon Nakri, which is forecast to be the strongest so far this year in the East Sea.

HCM City builds eight embankments in Cần Giờ The HCM City People's Committee has agreed to a plan to build eight embankments to prevent riverbank erosion and protect residential areas in Cần Giờ District.

Tropical depression turns into storm A tropical low-pressure system has been upgraded to a typhoon. Matmo, the fifth storm this year, was bearing down on the northern part of Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago at 7pm yesterday, about 500km east of the provinces of Bình Định and Ninh Thuận.