Vietnam’s top leader To Lam wins state presidency
- 07-Apr-2026
HANOI: Vietnam’s lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country’s state president for the next five years, making him the most powerful Vietnamese leader in decades. The widely anticipated move marks a break from Vietnam’s traditional collective leadership system, consolidating authority in one figure in ways analysts say could […]
Starlink gets nod for satellite internet in Vietnam
- 14-Feb-2026
Vietnam’s government has allowed SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in the country, state media reported on Saturday. The report said the Ministry of Science and Technology granted Starlink’s local unit a license to provide both fixed and mobile satellite internet services. The company was also granted a license to use radio frequencies […]
Tropical storm Koto kills at least three in Vietnam
- 30-Nov-2025
HANOI, Vietnam: Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam, authorities said Sunday, as strong winds and high seas buffeted vessels off the country’s flood-hit central coast. Heavy rains have lashed Vietnam’s middle belt in recent weeks, flooding historic sites and popular holiday destinations and causing hundreds of millions […]
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90: environment ministry
- 23-Nov-2025
The death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 more people missing, the environment ministry said Sunday after days of heavy rain and landslides. More than 60 of the deaths since November 16 were recorded in mountainous central Dak Lak province, where tens of thousands of homes were flooded, the […]
Vietnam’s ancient town Hoi An works to restore tourism after devastating floods
- 01-Nov-2025
Residents of the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An, Vietnam, began cleaning up on Saturday as floodwaters receded after days of torrential rain that caused deadly flooding and widespread damage across the central region. The deluge swamped Hoi An’s lantern-lit streets and centuries-old wooden houses, with residents saying they had never experienced flooding of this […]
Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
- 29-Sep-2025
HANOI, Vietnam: Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam’s coast, killing at least 11 people, officials said on Monday. The storm — the 10th to hit Vietnam this year — made landfall late on Sunday, generating winds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour. Thousands of houses and businesses have […]
Vietnam to evacuate 250,000 ahead of Typhoon Bualoi
- 28-Sep-2025
HANOI: Vietnam plans to evacuate more than 250,000 residents from coastal areas on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bualoi, which is expected to lash the country’s steel-producing central belt. The storm — the 10th to affect Vietnam this year — is currently at sea generating winds of 130 kilometres per hour (80 miles […]
Typhoon Kajiki: Vietnam plans mass evacuation
- 24-Aug-2025
HANOI/BEIJING: Vietnam announced plans to evacuate more than half a million people and ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as both braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki. The storm is forecast to “brush past” the southern coast of China’s island province of […]
Italy warns Gaza could become Vietnam for Israel
- 11-Aug-2025
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel’s far-right finance minister has demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrap his plan to seize Gaza City in favour of a tougher one, while Italy said on Sunday the plan could result in a “Vietnam” for Israel’s army. Netanyahu’s security cabinet, of which the minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is a member, approved the plan by […]
Vietnam to ban fuel-powered motorbikes
- 20-Jul-2025
Vietnam’s plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital’s green transition. “Of course everyone wants a better environment,” said housewife Dang Thuy Hanh, baulking at the 80 million dong ($3,000) her family would spend replacing their four […]