VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is paying a official visit to Algeria chaired an emergency online meeting late on November 20 (Hanoi time) to direct urgent actions in response to the severe flooding sweeping across central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam’s central provinces have killed 16 people and left 5 others missing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on November 20 deployed two Mi-171 helicopters to the severely flooded areas of Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces to conduct emergency search-and-rescue operations and deliver relief supplies.

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.

VOV.VN - In recent days, heavy downpours and landslides have affected several provinces in central Vietnam, resulting in 14 people dead or missing, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported on November 18.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plans to raise the end-of-day gold position limit for credit institutions authorised to produce, export and import gold from 2% to 5% of their charter capital, a move expected to give banks more flexibility in supplying gold to the market.

VOV.VN - At least 6 people were killed and 19 others were injured after landslides buried a 40-seater passenger bus in Khanh Hoa province, central Vietnam, late on November 16.

The Hanoi People’s Council on November 13 elected Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested mobilising all resources, including from the community and businesses, to help people in the central region restore production and stabilise their lives after recent storms and floods.

VOV.VN - Australia is providing an additional AUD800,000 in humanitarian assistance to support communities in central Vietnam affected by Typhoons Fengshen and Kalmaegi, according to the Embassy of Australia in Hanoi.