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Ho Chi Minh City temperatures to drop below 18 C, lowest in nearly a decade

Ho Chi Minh City temperatures to drop below 18 C, lowest in nearly a decade

Ho Chi Minh City is expected to see temperatures drop below 18 degrees Celsius on the night of Jan. 8 and in the early hours of Jan. 9, in what would be the city's coldest spell since 2016.
The underwater harvest: farmers swim into flooded fields to save dragon fruits

The underwater harvest: farmers swim into flooded fields to save dragon fruits

Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Vietnam’s $417M highway cracks open after historic floods

Light snow dusts Fansipan summit as winter cold grips northern Vietnam

Light snow dusts Fansipan summit as winter cold grips northern Vietnam

Light snow briefly fell on the summit of Fansipan on the afternoon of Dec. 18, marking the mountain's first recorded snowfall of the 2025–2026 winter season as temperatures dropped to around 1–2 degrees Celsius.
December 18, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
Northern Vietnam plunges to 2 C as cold surge grips mountain peaks

Northern Vietnam plunges to 2 C as cold surge grips mountain peaks

Northern Vietnam shivered through one of its coldest mornings of the season on Friday, as temperatures fell to just 2 degrees Celsius at several mountain peaks under a strengthened cold surge.
November 28, 2025 | 12:30 am PT
Soldiers open emergency camps, ferry residents out of flooded Nha Trang

Soldiers open emergency camps, ferry residents out of flooded Nha Trang

Floodwaters surged through Nha Trang on Nov. 20, forcing soldiers to set up emergency camps at key intersections and ferry stranded residents, many of them children and the elderly, to safety.
November 20, 2025 | 06:50 am PT
Rescue teams evacuate residents from deep floods in Nha Trang

Rescue teams evacuate residents from deep floods in Nha Trang

Emergency crews used motorboats and jet skis to pull elderly residents and young children out of heavily flooded neighborhoods in Nha Trang.
November 18, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
Severe flooding engulfs Hue following torrential rain and upstream dam releases

Severe flooding engulfs Hue following torrential rain and upstream dam releases

Heavy rainfall and hydropower releases on the Huong and Bo rivers have submerged many streets and neighborhoods in Hue under 0.3–0.5 meters of water on Monday.
November 17, 2025 | 04:55 am PT
Vietnam uses 450-ton train to anchor bridge as Hue battles historic floods

Vietnam uses 450-ton train to anchor bridge as Hue battles historic floods

Vietnam Railways has stationed a 450-ton freight train loaded with rocks on the Gia Vien Bridge in Hue to keep it from being swept away by the floodwaters of the Huong River.
October 28, 2025 | 12:50 am PT
Why did Typhoon Bualoi cause such severe damage for Vietnam?

Why did Typhoon Bualoi cause such severe damage for Vietnam?

Despite accurate forecasts and authorities’ quick response, Typhoon Bualoi caused severe losses because it created a "multi-hazard compound event," partly because of public complacency, officials said.
October 3, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
Pickleball court roof collapses in Hanoi thunderstorm, players narrowly escape

Pickleball court roof collapses in Hanoi thunderstorm, players narrowly escape

A violent thunderstorm ripped through Hanoi on Sunday evening, causing the collapse of a pickleball court roof and sending players scrambling for safety.
June 16, 2025 | 12:41 am PT
Hanoi shivers as rare cold snap chills northern Vietnam in summer

Hanoi shivers as rare cold snap chills northern Vietnam in summer

Hanoi residents woke up to an unexpected chill on Sunday as temperatures dipped to 20 degrees, unusual for late May, but not unprecedented, according to weather experts.
May 26, 2025 | 12:57 am PT
Milder heatwaves, heavier rains forecast for Vietnam this year

Milder heatwaves, heavier rains forecast for Vietnam this year

Vietnam will have milder weather this year, with hot spells arriving later than usual and rainfall exceeding normal levels, according to the weather office.
March 24, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT
Cold wave to bring heavy rains to northern, central Vietnam

Cold wave to bring heavy rains to northern, central Vietnam

A cold wave set to sweep across northern Vietnam from Monday is expected to bring a drop in temperatures and trigger heavy rainfall in central regions, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
November 3, 2024 | 11:11 pm PT
 
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