Vietnam ferry operator fined for carrying passengers across Red River during flood conditions
Vietnam News 16:04 02/10/2025Vietnamese authorities fined a ferry operator on Wednesday for carrying passengers across the Red River during high water levels and unsafe conditions.
Red River flood in northern Vietnam surges 2.6m in 4 hours, residents evacuated
Vietnam News 13:54 30/09/2025Intense rainfall from storm Bualoi triggered a rapid rise in the Red River in northern Vietnam, with water levels at Yen Bai station in Lao Cai Province climbing 2.6 meters in just four hours late on Monday, the national weather agency reported.
Illegal construction on Red River islet under investigation in Hanoi
Vietnam News 14:28 07/05/2025Authorities in Hanoi are investigating unauthorized construction on an islet in the Red River, where a once-untouched sandbank has been excavated and built up with tin-roofed structures, concrete posts, and an artificial lake.
Vietnam urges China to halt Red River water release amid severe flooding
Vietnam News 11:29 11/09/2024China confirms that two of its hydropower plants upstream will not release water
Hanoi residents swim in Red River despite rising water
Vietnam News 16:06 24/08/2020Water has yet to reach an alarming level, but fast-flowing currents in multiple locations can pose dangers
Military officers salvage 1.6m-long bomb near Hanoi bridge
Vietnam News 11:50 23/06/2020The unexploded bomb is believed to be a remnant of the American war in Vietnam
Hanoi mulls 6 cross-river projects worth $2.5bn
Vietnam News 14:13 10/09/2017The proposed bridges and tunnels are said to serve Hanoi’s urbanization of its northern districts
