VOV.VN - Continuous torrential rain from the night of November 18 to the early hours of November 19 triggered one of the most severe flooding events across central Vietnam in recent years.

The Investigation Security Agency of the Ministry of Public Security on November 18 initiated legal proceedings against and temporarily detained Nguyen Van Dai for “making, storing, distributing, or spreading information, documents, or items aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 18 for a delegation from the Belarusian Women’s Union led by its President Olga Aleksandrovna Shpilevskaya, who also heads the national branch of the MIR Interstate Television and Radio Company in Belarus.

Gia Lai province and the US state of Idaho are eyeing new opportunities for cooperation in high-tech agriculture, particularly in modern cattle farming, following a working session between provincial leaders, THACO Group and an Idaho delegation on November 18 in Ia Puch commune.

Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang hosted in Hanoi on November 18 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Slovakia Robert Kaliňák.

Vietnam and Kuwait have issued a joint statement on elevating bilateral relations to the level of a strategic partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the Middle Eastern country.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 18 for Dr. Marcin Czepelak, Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), seeking its technical and personnel support for the country’s International Arbitration Centre (IAC).

Party General Secretary To Lam welcomed Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák’s visit to Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on November 18, saying that it coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and contributes to deepening bilateral traditional friendship.

VOV.VN - A strong cold spell has swept across most northern provinces, causing a sharp drop in temperatures, while persistent heavy rains continue to batter the central region, raising the risk of widespread flooding.

Party General Secretary To Lam received Vincent Clerc, Chief Executive Officer of Denmark’s A.P. Moller – Maersk on November 18 in Hanoi.