In a letter sent on September 13, Party General Secretary and President To Lam extended his warmest wishes to Vietnamese children, both at home and abroad, and foreign children residing in Vietnam, ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Various websites and donation fanpages, purporting to be the Central Relief Mobilisation Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), have popped up after Typhoon Yagi, preying on people who want to help disaster-hit victims, and diverting donations for natural disaster-hit victims to accounts held by fraudsters, the VFF Central Committee said on September 13.

Up to 1,499 out of 1,678 medium-voltage power lines affected by Typhoon Yagi had been restored to operation as of September 13 morning, said state-run Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with the administration of Bac Giang province and chaired a teleconference with other northern localities on September 10 to discuss response to severe flooding, landslides, and flash flooding.

Due to the impact of typhoon Yagi’s circulation, which has caused heavy rain over several days in northern Vietnam, plus the discharge of water from hydroelectric reservoirs upstream, water levels of the Red River flowing through Hanoi capital are rising quickly, increasing the risk of flooding in riverside areas.

The General Department of State Reserves has decided to allocate 100 tonnes of rice each to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Public Security to support localities affected by Typhoon Yagi.

Amidst the serious flooding in some northern localities under the impact of super typhoon Yagi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has swiftly sought close cooperation with China in flood prevention.

The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on September 10 launched a campaign in support of victims of Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi on September 10 with Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attending.

Vietnamese workers can be employed under short-term (6 to 9 months) or long-term (1 to 4 years) roles in low and semi-skilled roles across primary industries sectors such as horticulture, meat processing, fisheries (including aquaculture) and forestry.

PSNews - Vietnam expresses regret over the Paris Court of Appeal's ruling in the lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga against US manufacturers of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press briefing on August 22.

The newly-operated Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line served 256,126 passengers, mostly young people, during the first four days of operation from August 8-11, according to General Director of Hanoi Metro Co, Ltd Vu Hong Truong.

Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and a Thai royal delegation visited Nam Cuong Primary School in Lao Cai city of the province of the same name on August 14 as part of her ongoing working visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

Another earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit in Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on August 3, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning under the Institute of Geophysics.

In response to the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and the National Day Against Human Trafficking (July 30th), the Ministry of Public Security in coordination with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Lao Cai Provincial People’s Committee organized a ceremony to launch a campaign against trafficking in persons themed “No child is left behind in the fight against human trafficking”, on the morning of July 30th, in Lao Cai.

The delegation included President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man, permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Luong Cuong, President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien.

On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27th, 1947 – 2024), State President To Lam, leading a central-level delegation, visited and presented gifts to wounded and sick war veterans at the Thuan Thanh War Invalids Nursing Center, on the afternoon of July 24th, in Bac Ninh province.