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Nearly $16M in global aid flows to Vietnam after historic floods

Nearly $16M in global aid flows to Vietnam after historic floods

Amid the devastating impacts from the recent floods and successive natural disasters, Vietnam has received financial assistance along with essential goods and equipment valued at nearly US$16 million from foreign governments and international organizations.
Life on the dyke: Hanoi villagers endure days in tents after floods submerge homes

Life on the dyke: Hanoi villagers endure days in tents after floods submerge homes

'My son has been saved': Inside the all-night rescues during Thai Nguyen’s worst flood in century

'My son has been saved': Inside the all-night rescues during Thai Nguyen’s worst flood in century

Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Soaked but steadfast: Hanoi residents battle floods to keep working

Quang Thanh, 38, of Thanh Xuan Ward in Hanoi, put on his raincoat and took his motorbike out of the house in a rumbling thunderstorm at 6.30 a..m on Tuesday.
October 8, 2025 | 08:09 pm PT
Families trapped on rooftops as floods engulf Thai Nguyen overnight

Families trapped on rooftops as floods engulf Thai Nguyen overnight

Woken at 2 a.m. Tuesday by rising waters, Pham Thi Nga and her husband in northern Thai Nguyen Province scrambled onto a neighbor’s rooftop to escape the flood.
October 7, 2025 | 09:19 pm PT
Humanoid robot passes disaster test by throwing bottle into barrel

Humanoid robot passes disaster test by throwing bottle into barrel

A South Korea-made humanoid robot accurately tossed a water bottle into a barrel from across the room during a disaster relief drill.
July 30, 2025 | 02:47 am PT
Vietnamese star footballer, wife sells car to support typhoon Yagi relief

Vietnamese star footballer, wife sells car to support typhoon Yagi relief

Star midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai and his wife Chu Thanh Huyen decided to sell their car to support people in areas that were affected by typhoon Yagi.
September 13, 2024 | 03:34 pm PT
Hopes fade for finding more Turkey-Syria quake survivors as toll climbs

Hopes fade for finding more Turkey-Syria quake survivors as toll climbs

The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week neared 16,000 on Thursday, as hopes faded of many people being found alive 72 hours since the disaster and frustration simmered over the slow delivery of aid.
February 9, 2023 | 01:16 am PT
Quang Binh welcomes much-needed disaster relief

Quang Binh welcomes much-needed disaster relief

Essentials were delivered on Thursday to flood-stricken Le Thuy District of central Quang Binh Province, which is suffering its worst flooding in 41 years.
October 22, 2020 | 11:36 pm PT
South Korea provides $300,000 for central Vietnam disaster relief

South Korea provides $300,000 for central Vietnam disaster relief

South Korea has pledged relief worth $300,000 for central Vietnam provinces devastated by weeks of heavy flooding.
October 22, 2020 | 10:45 pm PT
Vietnamese army ready to help disaster-hit countries

Vietnamese army ready to help disaster-hit countries

The Vietnamese army is capable of conducting relief operations abroad upon request, a senior military official said Monday.
August 20, 2018 | 12:25 am PT
Vietnamese navy conducts rescue missions with U.S. hospital ship

Vietnamese navy conducts rescue missions with U.S. hospital ship

Vietnam is ramping up its maritime might with back-to-back international naval exchanges.
July 26, 2016 | 10:44 pm PT
U.S. and Japanese marines land on mission to Da Nang

U.S. and Japanese marines land on mission to Da Nang

Elite forces are turning their skills to upgrading schools and medical centers.
July 20, 2016 | 11:33 pm PT
 
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