Paying it forward: Vietnamese man who survived 13 hours adrift at sea forms free rescue team
Vietnam News 15:50 19/10/2025After surviving 13 hours adrift at sea with his young daughter, Nguyen Thanh Tung, 35, from Truong Vinh Ward, Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam, has formed a volunteer rescue team to repay the kindness that once saved his life.
In Hanoi, flooded school keeps students online for 10 days
Education 16:45 10/10/2025An elementary school in Hanoi has remained closed for 10 days after heavy flooding caused by the remnants of two tropical storms left classrooms and school grounds underwater, forcing over 2,000 students to study online.
Vietnam clears 15,000 cubic meters of sand from coastal road after storm
Vietnam News 13:29 07/10/2025Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have cleared nearly 15,000 cubic meters of sand that was washed onto a major coastal road following storm Bualoi and high tides, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Vietnam may seek retirement of storm name Bualoi following widespread destruction
Vietnam News 17:46 04/10/2025Vietnam’s national weather agency said it will consider proposing that the name ‘Bualoi’ be removed from the international name list for storms after storm Bualoi caused severe loss of life and property across northern and central Vietnam.
Cambodian PM Hun Manet sends condolences to Vietnam over storm Bualoi’s impact
Vietnam News 17:32 04/10/2025Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has sent a letter of sympathy to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh after storm Bualoi battered northern and central Vietnamese provinces, leaving heavy casualties and widespread damage, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Bualoi death toll rises to 51 in Vietnam, banks told to support affected firms
Vietnam News 18:27 03/10/2025The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Bualoi and the floods it triggered has risen to 51, according to a Friday government report, as the central bank urged banks to support affected businesses.
Vietnam government allocates over $95mn to support 15 storm-affected provinces
Vietnam News 13:33 03/10/2025Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision approving more than VND2.5 trillion (US$95.5 million) in emergency funding from the 2025 central budget reserve to aid 15 provinces and cities impacted by storm No. 10 and recent natural disasters.
Laos, Cuba, Nicaragua, Dominica extend condolences to Vietnam after storm Bualoi
Vietnam News 12:57 03/10/2025Foreign leaders from Laos, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Dominica have sent messages of sympathy and solidarity to Vietnam following the heavy losses caused by storm Bualoi.
Vietnam’s Nghe An calls for donations to support residents hit by storm Bualoi
Vietnam News 16:27 02/10/2025Authorities in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam have launched a donation drive to help residents recover from the devastation caused by storm Bualoi and its aftermath of floods and landslides.
Tourism activities on Nho Que River in northern Vietnam temporarily suspended as water levels rise
Travel 15:46 02/10/2025Tourism activities on the Nho Que River in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam have been temporarily suspended due to a large volume of water flowing into the Nho Que hydropower reservoir and landslides on the way to the river caused by storm Bualoi.
Foreign missions extend condolences to Vietnam after storm Bualoi
Vietnam News 16:34 01/10/2025Cuba, Russia, the United States, Japan, Ukraine and several other countries have sent condolences and messages of solidarity to Vietnam following the devastation caused by storm Bualoi.
A close-up of one of deepest flooded areas in central Vietnam after storm Bualoi
Vietnam News 15:47 01/10/2025By Tuesday afternoon, more than 170 households with nearly 800 residents in Ken Village, Tuong Linh Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, remained isolated by floodwaters brought on by storm Bualoi.
