VOV.VN - A prolonged spell of torrential rain following Typhoon Noru has damaged several key routes to mountainous areas in the central province of Quang Nam, causing hundreds of households to be isolated.

The Thai Embassy in Hanoi and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on September 30 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the Thai Room at the academy's campus.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch requesting ministries, sectors and localities to focus on addressing the consequences of typhoon Noru, the fourth to enter the East Sea this year, and take active measures to respond to possible natural disasters.

The potential for co-processing waste, including non-recyclable plastic, as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in Vietnam is huge.

Former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong has had his sentence reduced to three years from four years for showing “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences” over the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada.

An international seminar took place in Hanoi on September 30 to discuss ways to develop human resources for the realisation of Vietnam’s net-zero emissions commitment.

The Politburo on September 30 decided to give a warning to Bui Nhat Quang, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), as a disciplinary measure for his wrongdoings as the head of the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the VASS in the 2015-2020 and 2020-2025 tenures.

VOV.VN - Many international visitors joined hands to help residents in Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam collect garbage and clear mud following the devastation caused by the recent impact of Typhoon Noru, impressing grateful locals in the process.

A workshop on building common development strategies for higher education was held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) in Belgium on September 29, attracting representatives of eight Vietnamese and Cambodian universities and the Francophone University Agency (AUF).

VOV.VN - A series of floods and landslides in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru have caused thousands of households throughout the central region to become isolated.

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on September 29 held an appeal trial over the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada involving former Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong.

Vietnamese and Lao education-training leaders, representatives from 50 universities and 55 agencies as well as teachers and students gathered at a forum in Vientiane on September 29 to discuss cooperation between the two countries in enhancing training quality.

VOV.VN - Six unidentified bodies were discovered on September 29 washed up on a beach in Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Noru that battered central Vietnam on September 28 has left at least 60 people injured in provinces from Nghe An to Binh Dinh and two Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a meeting on September 28 to celebrate the 32nd German Unity Day (October 3).

Border guards at the Lao Cai International Border Gate, the northern province of Lao Cai, received 110 Vietnamese nationals handed over by the Hekou border checkpoint of China on September 28.

As Typhoon Noru has abated into a tropical depression, Vietnam Airlines has resumed flights to/from some airports in the central region.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on all localities to continue keeping a close watch on Typhoon Noru’s circulation and take prompt and effective actions in the event of severe flooding.

VOV.VN - Panasonic Vietnam awarded a total of 20 scholarships to the most outstanding students from across the country on September 27.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has requested that central provinces continue monitoring the aftermath of Typhoon Noru, review any damage caused, and quickly provide support for people in areas hard hit by the event as part of efforts to overcome the storm consequences.

Fighting human trafficking is one of the fields of cooperation in an agreement signed between the Women’s Union of the southern province of Dong Thap and the Cambodian Women for Peace & Development Association of Prey Veng province on September 27.

UNICEF Vietnam expressed its concern over children and families in the country vulnerable to Typhoon Noru, saying it stands ready to support the Government of Vietnam in responding to the most powerful storm to hit Vietnam in 20 years, according to a recent statement.

VOV.VN - Though super typhoon Noru was about more than 100km off the central coast, it has bought heavy rain and caused initial damage.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of thousands of elderly, children, handicapped people in Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have been brought to safe places before super typhoon Noru hits the mainland on September 27 night.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Noru, after pounding the Philippines, is roaring toward the central coast of Vietnam and is forecast to make landfall in the coming hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on September 26 announced liquid oxygen systems for 10 additional Vietnamese hospitals.

Moving to low-carbon rice production offers the highest potential for Vietnam to meet its goal of cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030 while boosting the competitiveness of a strategic export item, a new World Bank report says.

About 10,000 computer users in Vietnam are using unsafe operating systems, and nearly 3,000 internet protocol (IP) addresses have been linked with data leaks, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on September 26.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an urgent meeting on September 27 morning to examine measures against super typhoon Noru which is forecast to make landfall in the coming hours.

VOV.VN - A number of flight services have been suspended in the central region of Vietnam as localities get ready for this year’s powerful typhoon Noru.