VOV.VN - With storm No. 4 weakening into a tropical low-pressure zone, several central localities will continue to experience heavy downpours with a high risk of flash floods and landslides occurring, especially in the mountainous areas from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Local fishermen in central localities, including Da Nang, are busy hiring cranes to bring their boats ashore ahead of a major storm which is expected to make landfall by the afternoon of September 19.

VOV.VN - There is a high risk of flash floods and landslides occuring in the coastal areas of localities from Nghe An to Quang Nam as a tropical depression strengthened into a storm on September 19 to become the fourth storm to hit the East Sea this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 17 reduced the interest rate on the open market operation (OMO) channel from 4.25% to 4% per year.

VOV.VN - The tenth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on September 18 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has highlighted personnel preparation for the 14th congress as a crucial and key task to the implementation of the Party’s policies and guidelines as part of efforts to drive the nation into the new era.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Organisation Commission led by its Vice Chairman Phan Thang An had a meeting with Boutsady Thanamueang, Vice Chairwoman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee's Organisation Commission as part of their working visit to Laos from September 10-12.

VOV.VN - Four passengers were killed and four others were seriously injured when a sleeper bus overturned on September 11 in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on September 6 considered and issued disciplinary measures for Party organisations and Party members of Bac Giang and Hoa Binh provinces, along with Ho Chi Minh City, for their violations of Party regulations and the law.

The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee held a meeting in Hanoi on August 30 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam to discuss some important documents.