VOV.VN - Heavy downpours lasting for several days have inundated many areas throughout the city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, leaving many places submerged and thousands of homes flooded, with four people dead and one missing.

Politburo member and Secretary of the 16th-tenure Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue was elected Secretary of this committee for the 17th tenure with 100% of the vote on October 13 morning.

VOV.VN - At least three people have died whilst other workers remain missing following a landslide at the Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant area in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, with hundreds of soldiers and specialised vehicles being mobilised as efforts get underway to rescue victims.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Hanoi’s administration provided an offering of incense to ancestors and laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on October 10 to commemorate 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi and to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day.

Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines will adjust flights to and from the central provinces of Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue on October 9 due to bad weather conditions in the central-central region, said a Vietnam Airlines representative the same day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's central region has been hit by severe flooding after long periods of torrential rain have led to rising water levels, resulting in many homes of local people being left submerged.

VOV.VN - Four people have died whilst a further eight people have gone missing in the central and central highlands regions after a period of historic rainfall caused severe flooding which damaged roads, caused landslides, and disrupted the flow of traffic along major routes.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue and Facebook have launched a comprehensive partnership programme on the application of digital economy in promoting the heritage city’s potential and innovation.

VOV.VN - Four Vietnamese hotels namely Azerai La Residence Hue, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi and InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 have been honoured with the Readers' Choice Awards 2020 in the "Top 20 Hotels in Asia" category.

An exhibition on the traditions and development of three major cities in Vietnam - Hanoi in the north, Hue in the central region, and HCM City in the south - opened at the capital’s Temple of Literature on October 5.