East Vietnam Sea winds may intensify as typhoon Dolphin remains powerful
Vietnam News 10:34 04/08/2026Typhoon Dolphin, packing winds of up to 160 kph and gusts reaching 220 kph, is moving west toward Japan’s Okinawa and is forecast to strengthen southwest winds over the East Vietnam Sea beginning Wednesday.
China braces for heavy rain as tropical storm Noul edges closer
World 14:07 24/07/2026China on Friday warned of heavy rain and severe flood risks as the third tropical cyclone this month tracked closer to the country's southern coast, where it is expected to intensify over the weekend.
Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China's Taizhou after nearly 2 million evacuated
World 09:18 12/07/2026Typhoon Bavi made landfall late on Saturday in the coastal city of Taizhou in eastern China, where nearly 2 million people were evacuated, having earlier pummelled Japan's southern Sakishima island chain and brushed past northern Taiwan.
Storm Maysak wreaks havoc on Vietnam’s Mong Cai
Vietnam News 13:50 05/07/2026Storm Maysak, the first storm to affect Vietnam this year, lashed the Mong Cai area in northern Quang Ninh Province on Saturday night, leaving more than 30 houses with damaged roofs, toppling hundreds of trees, inundating aquaculture areas, and causing widespread power outages.
Storm Maysak enters Gulf of Tonkin, heading toward Vietnam’s Quang Ninh
Vietnam News 10:15 04/07/2026Tropical storm Maysak, the first storm to affect the East Vietnam Sea this year, entered the Gulf of Tonkin early on Saturday morning after crossing China's Hainan Island, potentially making landfall near Vietnam’s Quang Ninh Province and China's Guangxi Province later in the day.
Tropical depression likely to strengthen into storm in East Vietnam Sea
Vietnam News 15:15 02/07/2026A tropical depression over the East Vietnam Sea is forecast to strengthen into the first storm of 2026 in the maritime region before moving into the Gulf of Tonkin on Saturday.
Tropical storms, depressions may be more active in next 3 months in Vietnam: weather agency
Vietnam News 19:16 18/04/2026Storms and tropical depressions in the East Vietnam Sea are expected to be more active than average from May to July and affect Vietnam’s mainland more frequently, before easing later in the season, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.
Southern Vietnam warns of possible storm landfalls in 2026
Vietnam News 16:55 18/04/2026Southern Vietnam could face storms making direct landfall in 2026 under weather patterns similar to 2012 and 2018, officials said on Friday.
Vietnam faces ENSO shift in 2026 with risk of stronger storms
Vietnam News 15:22 18/03/2026Vietnam is expected to see the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) shift toward a warmer phase in 2026, increasing the risk of stronger storms and heavier rainfall even as overall storm numbers may not rise, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
New Zealand readies for further storm damage after floods kill one person
World 13:19 14/02/2026New Zealand was bracing for more heavy rains on Saturday after floods swept through one regional centre, causing power outages, road collapses and home evacuations while a man's body was found in a vehicle submerged on a highway.
1 dead in Portugal as storm forces thousands to evacuate in Spain
World 16:59 05/02/2026A storm unleashing more than 40 centimeters of rain in 24 hours battered the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, killing one, forcing thousands more from their homes, shutting schools and cancelling trains.
Southeast Asia storm deaths near 700 as scale of disaster revealed
World 16:21 01/12/2025Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia.
