The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) on October 12 provided urgent relief, including 900 million in cash and necessities worth over VND50 million, for people severely affected by floods in the northern and central regions.

Torrential rains brought by a tropical low pressure system on October 10 and 11 triggered floods in the northern province of Yen Bai, which caused 16 people dead and missing as of 13:00 pm on October 11. 

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable encountered a technical trouble at 7:00 on October 12, losing signal connection with the Hong Kong (China) station, affecting Vietnam’s international internet links.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue honoured winners of the first press awards on sustainable poverty reduction effort in the 2016-2020 period in a ceremony in Hanoi on October 12.

VOV.VN - All facility preparations, including hotels as well as conference and media centres, for the APEC Economic Leaders' Week are basically completed, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN- Heavy rain over the past few days has caused a deluge of flood water and a large segment of dike on the Bui River (Chuong My, Hanoi) has been breached.

Two years after the southern city of HCM City launched family health insurance plans, family coverage languishes at just 24%—a disappointing result that augurs ill for the Government’s bid to achieve universal health care coverage by 2020.

Some 400 delegates from 20 countries and territories will attend the 21st Annual Conference of the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA) scheduled for October 19-21 in Ho Chi Minh City. 

The 91st founding anniversary of the Cao Dai religion was celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City on October 12.

A workshop on improving logistics workforce quality took place in Hanoi on October 12.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 12 made an inspection of the northern province of Ninh Binh for a check of local dykes as the locality suffered from serious deluge over the past few days.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting made an announcement on October 12 regarding the formation of a tropical low-pressure system in the East Sea, about 420km east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island. 

VOV.VN - Heavy rainfall has triggered a serious landslide which buried seven houses and 18 local people, seven of them were dead in Tan Lac district, northern Hoa Binh province on the early morning of October 12.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said flood water in many rivers could rise above the historic levels for the past four decades, urging localities to scale up vigilance.

The time-saving and accuracy-improving electronic medical records system of Thu Duc Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has been recognised by the ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards 2017, and has become a model for other hospitals around the country.

The capital city’s transport authority has announced alterations to traffic adjustment in the central area of Hoan Kiem around Dong Kinh-Nghia Thuc Square.

As many as 39 people in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh were reported dead, injured and missing as of 7am on October 12 after tragically damaging rains and floods hit the locality over the past three days.

The death toll in northern mountainous provinces and part of the central region during widespread floods caused by torrential rains on October 10 and 11 climbed to 29 people as of 5 pm on October 11.

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense has suggested tightening management over the use of camera drones throughout the country.

Vietnam should learn from advanced early childhood education models of foreign countries and apply best practices in order to achieve its set target in developing pre-school education, heard an international workshop in Hanoi on October 11. 

The northern mountainous province of Son La has suffered from heavy human and property losses caused by torrential rains and floods triggered by a tropical depression.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos shared experience in religious affairs at a conference on October in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue as part of activities marking the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation comprising 116 members will attend the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students on October 14-22 in Sochi, Russia, said a representative from the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCMCYU) at a press briefing in Hanoi on October 11.

VOV.VN - Floods triggered by heavy rains have left 28 dead and missing in Yen Bai, Son La and Thanh Hoa provinces, according to local officials.

An exhibition, featuring memories and facts collected from a journey to Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago last May, began in Hanoi on October 10.

The Vietnamese Party and State appreciates the contributions to the country made by overseas Vietnamese in Thailand, said Vice National Assembly (NA) Chairman Uong Chu Luu.

Eight collectives and ten individuals will be honoured at the Vietnam Women Awards 2017, recognising the talent, creativity and contributions of women in all fields of life.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong has approved a new high-tech flower and vegetable growing project.

Torrential rains have caused breached dykes, landslides, house collapses and flooding almost everywhere in the central region.

In 2016, the consequences of climate change in Vietnam were evident with 10 typhoons and seven tropical depressions in the East Sea, more than the average of many years ago. Of these, four storms and two tropical depressions directly affected the mainland.