Environment

Heavy rain causes flooding, traffic disruptions in Hà Nội, northern localities

Prolonged downpours have flooded many areas and caused traffic chaos on many streets.

Environment

Mekong Delta floods to be below normal this year: authorities

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expected to have less flooding than normal this year, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.

Society

Typhoon Mulan heading to the north, bringing torrential rains

Typhoon Mulan, the second tropical storm hitting the East Sea this year, with a high wind speed of 88km per hour, is predicted to bring torrential rain to the northern region from Wednesday night before hitting northern provinces from Quảng Ninh to Nam Định on Thursday.

bizhub

HDBank H1 profit jumps 26.5 per cent to $227 million

HDBank has announces its business results for the first half of 2022, with profit before tax reaching VNĐ5.304 trillion (US$227.4 million), up 26.5 per cent year-over-year, and meeting 54 per cent of its full-year plan.

Politics & Laws

PM asks army to increase protection of national security

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday applauded the Việt Nam People's Army’s efforts to ensure national security in the first six months of the year and set out missions for the second half.

Media-OutReach

#ShopeeGivesBack raised RM2.9 million to support underserved families

Features

Aspiring global nomad makes a U-turn, contemplates retirement

Like all aspiring globetrotters, I dream of visiting every country in the world, including the remotest ones, and experiencing the stupendous cultural and geographic diversity that this would entail.

Media-OutReach

Fire, natural catastrophes and faulty workmanship top causes of insurance claims for business: Allianz

Society

Southern provinces told to brace for severe weather this year

The southern region might be hit by powerful storms at the end of this year, a conference on natural disaster prevention and control heard in HCM City late last week.

Society

Việt Nam needs roughly $368b to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy: WB

Việt Nam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on Wednesday.

Environment

Prime Minister orders urgent actions in response to powerful storm Chaba

Chaba, the first tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is predicted to gain more strength and cause torrential rains in the northern region between July 2-7.

Society

Storm Chaba predicted to cause torrential rain in the north until next Thursday

Chaba, the first tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is predicted to gain more strength and cause torrential rain in the northern region between Saturday and Thursday.

Society

Storm Chaba to creates strong winds, rough seas

A tropical depression to the north of the East Sea has strengthened into a storm, the first hitting the waters this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Society

VN launches Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System, assumes regional hub forecasting role

Việt Nam officially launched the Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (SEAFFGS) on Tuesday morning and assumed the role of being a regional hub in forecasting landslides and flash floods.

Society

Lâm Đồng focusing on tackling illegal sand mining

Lâm Đồng Province is making a strong effort to prevent illegal sand mining at its Đồng Nai River, stopping many such violations since the start of the year.

Environment

More needs to be done in Asia to fully unleash its renewable energy potential: MoNRE

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday sent a message, highlighting seven focus points to fully unleash Asia’s potential for renewable energy development.

Environment

Northern, central regions enter prolonged rainy spell

The northern and central regions have entered a period of prolonged heavy rain, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Politics & Laws

Economy bouncing back strongly but inflation cause for concern: cabinet meeting

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday chaired the May cabinet meeting held in Hà Nội on the country's socio-economic situation and recovery progress.

Opinion

Vision, design, investment key to preventing flooding: environment minister

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà talked to the press on the sidelines of the National Assembly meeting about solutions to prevent flooding in urban areas

Society

Natural disasters to be more fierce and unpredictable in 2022

This year’s natural disasters are forecast to be more complicated, fierce and unpredictable than in 2022 with unusual heavy rainfalls in the last months of the year and storms likely to have unusual trajectories, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has said.

Việt Nam News

Heavy rain causes flooding, traffic disruptions in Hà Nội, northern localities

Mekong Delta floods to be below normal this year: authorities

Typhoon Mulan heading to the north, bringing torrential rains

HDBank H1 profit jumps 26.5 per cent to $227 million

PM asks army to increase protection of national security

#ShopeeGivesBack raised RM2.9 million to support underserved families

Aspiring global nomad makes a U-turn, contemplates retirement

Fire, natural catastrophes and faulty workmanship top causes of insurance claims for business: Allianz

Southern provinces told to brace for severe weather this year

Việt Nam needs roughly $368b to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy: WB

Prime Minister orders urgent actions in response to powerful storm Chaba

Storm Chaba predicted to cause torrential rain in the north until next Thursday

Storm Chaba to creates strong winds, rough seas

VN launches Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System, assumes regional hub forecasting role

Lâm Đồng focusing on tackling illegal sand mining

More needs to be done in Asia to fully unleash its renewable energy potential: MoNRE

Northern, central regions enter prolonged rainy spell

Economy bouncing back strongly but inflation cause for concern: cabinet meeting

Vision, design, investment key to preventing flooding: environment minister

Natural disasters to be more fierce and unpredictable in 2022

E-paper

Việt Nam confirms 1,815 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday

Discover the exquisite rainbow rice noodles of Cần Thơ

Đồng Nai university student crowned Miss World Việt Nam

Cần Thơ aims to increase efficiency, incomes for farmers

HCM City to speed up inspection of alcohol trading