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Storm Wipha hits northern Vietnam with strong winds, heavy rain

July 22, 2025 1:07 pm

Nearly 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) of aquaculture farms and more than 20,000 floating fish cages are at risk from flooding and strong winds, according to state media.

Foreign tourist nearly crushed by train on Hanoi’s cafe street, viral video sparks outrage

June 21, 2025 4:06 pm

The man narrowly escaped being crushed after the train struck his knee, knocking him backwards.

Hanoi woman suffers facial burns after hydrogen balloon explodes during birthday celebration; video goes viral

February 22, 2025 11:08 am

Doctors confirmed that Giang Pham suffered first and second-degree burns but assured her there would be no lasting scars.

Typhoon Yagi sweeps through Vietnam: More than 170 dead, flood waters threaten Hanoi

September 12, 2024 2:13 am

The government has estimated that the typhoon and subsequent landslides and floods have killed 179 people, with 145 others reported missing.

Putin says Russia is keen to partner with Vietnam in energy and security

June 20, 2024 6:47 pm

Russia has long cooperated with Vietnam in the oil and gas sector with the state-run company Zarubezhneft being at the forefront of that business.

Xi calls for 'mutually acceptable solutions' to resolve South China Sea dispute as he visits Vietnam

December 13, 2023 8:27 am

China and Vietnam have “camaraderie plus brotherhood” and should “always keep in mind our shared visions and missions”, Xi was quoted as saying in an article published in Hanoi mouthpiece Nhan Dan.

Crackdown on Hanoi's 'train street' cafes; know more about the railway track and what makes it famous

September 16, 2022 8:29 pm

The railway track is 117 years old, and was built in 1902 under French colonial rulers

Sunday Long Reads: How does literature fuel our wanderlust?

December 15, 2019 4:06 pm

How do readers travel the world? Do they go to new places, looking to retrace the adventures of their favourite literary characters? Are their perceptions of those places shaped by their reading? From tracing Goethe’s footsteps in Rome to seeking Octavio Paz in Mexico City, this issue looks at literary journeys and how they fuel our wanderlust. First up, Armistead Maupin’s San Francisco, which, like a declaration of love, allows you to reinvent yourself, no justifications needed

Revolutionary Road

December 15, 2019 8:16 am

Like the history of the land, like Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer, learning to let go in Hanoi.

Vietnam considers evacuation of 14,000 households in Hanoi after heavy rains

July 31, 2018 6:26 pm

Rains have raised the water level at the Bui River, 20 km (12 miles) from downtown Hanoi, to an "alarming level", and threaten nearby villages, the Hanoi People's Committee said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday.

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