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Sudden power cuts leave apartment residents in dark

Sudden power cuts leave apartment residents in dark

Residents at an apartment complex in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District felt like captives in their own homes when the power suddenly went out and the elevators stopped working on June 5.
11 tourists left hanging upside-down on rollercoaster after power cut

11 tourists left hanging upside-down on rollercoaster after power cut

Northern power shortage acts as drag on economic output

Northern power shortage acts as drag on economic output

Vietnamese suffers power cuts on sultry days

Vietnamese suffers power cuts on sultry days

After waiting through a blackout for five hours without power, Hong Lan couldn’t take the heat in her house anymore and took her grandson outside to the lake.
June 7, 2023 | 03:27 am PT
Hanoians go shopping to avoid searing heat

Hanoians go shopping to avoid searing heat

Hanoians are flocking to air-conditioned malls and stores to beat the scorching heat and load shedding due to a power shortfall.
June 4, 2023 | 09:10 pm PT
Load shedding worsens plight of suburbs in sweltering Hanoi

Load shedding worsens plight of suburbs in sweltering Hanoi

A surge in demand amid declining hydropower production has forced Vietnam Electricity to cut power supply to a Hanoi suburb to ensure system safety.
June 2, 2023 | 10:32 pm PT
Vietnamese in Ukraine struggle with freezing weather

Vietnamese in Ukraine struggle with freezing weather

Hau is cooking a large pot of rice to prepare for the long power cut in Khakriv, Ukraine. It is snowing heavily and the temperature has plummeted to -10 degrees Celcius.
November 27, 2022 | 11:21 pm PT
Technical fault blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours

Technical fault blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours

Many Vietnamese online newspapers went offline Sunday as a tech giant reportedly failed to deal with a scheduled power cut.
September 23, 2018 | 05:01 pm PT
Hanoi power firm pledges to end blackout nightmares this summer

Hanoi power firm pledges to end blackout nightmares this summer

Summer will be less miserable for Hanoi's residents, the Hanoi Power Corporation promised. 
May 11, 2018 | 07:46 pm PT
Massive fire leaves Vietnamese beach town in the dark

Massive fire leaves Vietnamese beach town in the dark

The fire reportedly started in a scrap warehouse in Vung Tau, and has been raging for nearly six hours.
December 12, 2017 | 01:15 am PT
Mercury rises to 40C as Hanoi scorched by heat wave

Mercury rises to 40C as Hanoi scorched by heat wave

The current heat wave that's got Vietnam sweating is likely to continue heating up the northern region and central coast provinces over the next two to three days.
June 14, 2016 | 03:08 am PT
 
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