Storm Damrey has wreaked havoc in the south central coast of Vietnam, killing 27 people and leaving 22 others missing by 8:00am on November 5, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Tran Minh Quang from northern mountainous Dien Bien province has won first prize in the journalism writing contest Young Francophones Reporters –Vietnam 2017, which was held for the second time by Le Courrier du Vietnam (CVN), a weekly French language newspaper under the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - Green works are construction projects that offer energy and materials efficiency, minimal environmental impact, and maximal user friendliness. They have become a global trend in sustainable development to which climate change is a looming challenge.

At least 20 people have died and 17 are missing as Typhoon Damrey, the 12th to emerge from the East Sea this year, made landfall on the morning of November 4 in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Disagreement in compensation has delayed a road construction project in the heart of Hanoi for 17 years.

A car caused multiple crashes before plunging itself into a restaurant in Hue in central Vietnam near midnight on November 3, killing a woman inside.

The government has decided to scrap the archaic residence books in favor of an online database whereby each citizen will be registered with a personal identification code.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Hue, head of a lemon growing cooperative in Can Tho city, was among 10 individuals who received a 2017 Vietnam Women Award for their outstanding contribution to social development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam set a target of receiving 10 million international tourists in 2017. In less than 9 months, the tourism sector had already served more than 9.5 million foreign visitors, indicating that Vietnam has become more attractive as a tourist destination.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam won the award for Interactive Radio Program at the 54th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s General Assembly in Chengdu on November 3.

Bien Hoa city in the southern province of Dong Nai needs over VND36 trillion (over US$1.6 billion) to implement urban renovation and renewal projects between 2016 and 2030.

Vietnam’s airlines continued adjusting their flights from/to several central localities on November 4 as storm Damrey landed the south central coast early the day.

VOV.VN - Torrential rains and strong winds triggered by storm Damrey have so far left six dead, six injured, and five missing in central and south-central provinces, said local officials.

VOV.VN - Storm Damrey has wreaked havoc in central and south-central coastal provinces, causing huge damage to these localities.

Cross-border smugglers are transporting goods from Cambodia to Mekong Delta provinces by using boats during floods.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the south central province of Phu Yen to take urgent measures to cope with Typhoon Damrey, the 12th of its kind arising in the East Sea so far this year.

The Vietnam-Russia relationship has been thriving thanks to joint efforts made by leaders and people of both countries, said Hoang Minh Nhan, President of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnam records an additional 126,000 cases of cancer, and more than 94,000 deaths from the disease each year, said Tran Van Tuan, director of K Hospital, at an international conference on November 3. 

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air called off domestic and international flights from/to Cam Ranh Airport in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on November 3 as Typhoon Damrey heads towards the central coast of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s central and south central localities are taking measures to cope with storm Damrey, which is forecast to make landfall from Phu Yen to Binh Thuan provinces on early November 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged central agencies and localities to use their resources to develop three leading State-run universities in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City into university-city complexes to herald the Industry 4.0 era.

VOV.VN - Radio Voice of Vietnam is one of the two representatives of Vietnam to attend the 54th ABU General Assembly and Associated Meeting that opened in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 3. 

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced to cancel 10 flights from/to Cam Ranh International Airport and Lien Khuong Airport on November 4 as Typhoon Damrey is likely to slam into the central coast of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Thirty four children in Hanoi are reported to contract measles in the last two months, including one death and the infectious cases tend to increase in the time ahead, according to the Ministry of Health. 

VOV.VN - An urgent meeting was held in Hanoi on November 3 to discuss measures to cope with Storm Damrey. 

Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep, a lecturer from the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, has been honoured at the university for winning the first prize at the 2017 ASEAN-US science competition.

Vietnam’s telecommunications market has reached a saturation point and will find it hard to attract new subscribers. 

A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying administrative procedures.

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved US$170 million in loans to help the Government of Vietnam upgrade urban infrastructure and address climate change, benefiting about 116,000 households in Hue, Vinh Yen, and Ha Giang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic measures to cope with potential flooding from a tropical depression that is developing close to coastal areas.