Natural disasters have caused $1.3bn in damage across Vietnam so far this year
Vietnam News 11:43 10/10/2025Natural disasters have caused an estimated VND35 trillion (US$1.3 billion) in economic losses across Vietnam so far this year, not including the tens of trillions of dong in vehicle repair costs following widespread floods, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep said at a meeting with Vietnam's disaster risk reduction partners on Thursday.
Schools report damage after 21 quakes hit Vietnam’s Quang Ngai in 15 hours
Vietnam News 18:32 06/10/2025Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam recorded 21 earthquakes within 15 hours from Sunday night to Monday morning, causing roof and wall damage at several schools near the epicenter.
Storm Kajiki injures 2, causes $53.9mn in damage in Vietnam’s Nghe An Province
Vietnam News 14:37 28/08/2025Storm Kajiki injured two people and caused an estimated VND1.42 trillion (US$53.9 million) in damage after making landfall in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam, local authorities said on Thursday.
Typhoon Yagi leaves behind disastrous scenes in parts of northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:00 08/09/2024Several areas in Ha Dong and Hoai Duc Districts in Hanoi were left in a shambles after Yagi, the third storm to hit Vietnam this year, ripped through the capital city on Saturday night
Cargo ship crashes into river embankment after engine failure in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:40 22/04/2022The incident resulted in serious damage to the railing of the embankment
Five people saved, four houses burned in southern Vietnam fire
Vietnam News 10:44 14/08/2021The fire completely destroyed two houses and partially damaged two others
Vietnam schools devastated in wake of Typhoon Molave
Vietnam News 15:53 30/10/2020Sixty percent of schools in Quang Ngai had their roofs blown away
Storm Molave wreaks havoc in Vietnam’s central provinces
Vietnam News 16:37 29/10/2020The central province of Quang Ngai appeared to be the hardest-hit locality in terms of property damage
Typhoon Kirogi causes substantial damage in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong
Vietnam News 15:07 20/11/2017Many areas of Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring Binh Duong Province have been ravaged by Typhoon Kirogi.
Nguyen Gia Tri’s paintings in bad need of restoration
Travel 15:53 10/08/2013Some of the masterpieces which are considered national treasures by Nguyen Gia Tri, one of the country’s most eminent artists, have sustained serious damage and badly need restoration.
Hanoi’s One-Pillar pagoda desperate for revamp
Travel 07:00 11/05/2013The leader of the Mot Cot (One-Pillar) pagoda, which has sustained serious damage, recently sent an “ultimatum” to the local government, stressing that he would do the repairs to the pagoda himself.
