VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man left Hanoi on September 8, beginning a three-day official visit to Russia at the invitations of Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, and Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Yagi has lost its strength into a tropical depression after blasting the north-eastern part of Vietnam, causing havoc to local life and property. At least 14 people have been killed by the disaster.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Yagi, with winds gusting more than 100kph when it slammed into northern Vietnam on September 7, has left at least four dead and 78 injured, according to the Department for Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention and Control.

Vietnam’s economy continued to receive positive assessments in August, including those from the World Bank (WB) that upgraded its growth forecast for this year to 6.1% from 5.5%.

The Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum 2024 was held in celebration of 55 years of bilateral diplomatic relations by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, and FPT Corporation in Stockholm on September 6.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 met with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from September 5 to 8.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain and strong winds caused by Typhoon Yagi have disrupted power supply in several localities, including Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Thai Binh, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power.

VOV.VN - According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), hundreds of domestic and international flights have been suspended to ensure absolute safety and to cushion the impact of typhoon Yagi on technical infrastructure.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam welcomes and supports the signing of many important cooperation documents between Vietnam and Guinea-Bissau in fields of politics, diplomacy and agriculture, creating a favourable legal framework to promote the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has decided to cancel a friendly match between Russia and Thailand as part of the LP Bank Cup 2024 due to the impact of typhoon Yagi.