3 children drown while swimming in irrigation pond in Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:35 29/12/2025Three young children drowned on Sunday after slipping into a coffee irrigation pond in Ea Kly Commune, Dak Lak Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, while swimming with friends, local authorities said, highlighting ongoing concerns over child drowning risks in rural regions.
Police probe dam releases in Vietnam’s Dak Lak, where historic floods killed 113
Vietnam News 18:31 20/12/2025Historic floods that struck Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam, late last month left 113 people dead and caused massive damage, provincial authorities said, adding that the Ministry of Public Security is investigating whether the discharge of the Song Ba Ha hydropower plant was conducted properly.
Vietnam’s Dak Lak to break ground on $190mn luxury resort project
Economy 13:39 15/12/2025Authorities in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam will break ground later this week on the Cu Lao Mai Nha high-end resort complex, a tourism project worth VND4.998 trillion (US$190 million), local officials said.
Foreigners, overseas Vietnamese donate over $62,700 to help flood-hit residents in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Vietnam News 16:32 14/12/2025Expatriates in Vietnam, international visitors, and overseas Vietnamese have donated over VND1.65 billion (US$62,700) to help residents hit by floods and storms in Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam.
Historic flood leaves residents in Vietnam’s Dak Lak in nightmare
Vietnam News 15:46 07/12/2025More than two weeks after a historic flood tore through the lower Ba River basin in the former Phu Yen Province, now part of Dak Lak Province, life has yet to return to normal.
Gold swept away by floodwaters returned to rightful owners in south-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:30 29/11/2025Two women in south-central Vietnamese provinces have recovered gold and personal valuables lost in recent floods after strangers and soldiers found and returned the items.
People helping people: Free services aid disaster recovery in south-central Vietnam
In-Depth 10:30 29/11/2025In former Phu Yen Province, now part of Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam, residents are working to rebuild and recover as they emerge from the recent historic floods, supported by compassionate efforts from people across the Southeast Asian country.
Villagers use duck-herding boats to save dozens from raging floodwaters in south-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:59 24/11/2025Two local men in Tuy An Dong Commune, Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam risked their lives by steering small duck-herding boats through powerful floodwaters to rescue dozens of residents trapped in their homes, according to local authorities who continue to praise the pair for their courage.
Floodwaters recede, revealing devastation in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Vietnam News 11:01 24/11/2025As floodwaters started to ease on Sunday, a grim landscape emerged along the southern stretch of National Highway 1 in the former Phu Yen Province, now part of Dak Lak Province in central Vietnam.
Floodwaters on Ba River in central Vietnam rise over 1m above 1993 historic peak
Vietnam News 15:42 20/11/2025Floodwaters on the Ba River in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam rose past the historic 1993 level by approximately 1.07m on Wednesday evening, driven by widespread heavy rain and massive inflows into hydropower reservoirs across the region.
Vietnam’s deputy PM orders urgent evacuations as severe flooding hits Dak Lak
Vietnam News 09:30 20/11/2025Rising floodwaters have submerged large parts of eastern Dak Lak Province in central Vietnam, cutting off communities and forcing emergency evacuations as river levels approach historic 1993 records, prompting Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung to order rescue forces to save residents before conditions worsen.
Forest station vandalized as authorities remove illegal coffee crops in Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:45 15/11/2025A forest protection station in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was vandalized and set on fire this week as authorities removed more than 10 hectares of coffee trees planted illegally on state forestland, a local official said on Friday.
