(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on Saturday met visiting President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Updates on typhoon Yagi, which has been intensifying and poses a significant risk to the northeastern and north-central regions opened the government’s monthly meeting for August.

(VOVWORLD) - At around noon Saturday, typhoon Yagi made landfall in Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds reaching levels 11-12, with gusts up to level 13 and a maximum wind speed of approximately 133 km/h. Earlier in the morning, Co To Island, Van Don in Quang Ninh province and Bach Long Vi and Do Son in Hai Phong experienced intense rain and wind, toppling trees and tearing down advertising signs and metal roofs. In Van Don, some fishing boats were swept out to sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Artisans and craftsmen across Hanoi are joining forces to hold a series of exhibitions and workshops in celebration of the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival at heritage sites in the Old Quarter.

(VOVWORLD) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Western allies to provide more weapons and lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons in its ongoing conflict with Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Podesta, announced on Friday that US and Chinese officials are planning a bilateral summit to address efforts to reduce methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.

(VOVWORLD) - After first striking Wenchang in Hainan, Super Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, China, with winds still reaching level 17 intensity. Around 1 million people were evacuated, and over 830,000 households experienced power outages.

(VOVWORLD) - Typhoon Yagi is currently moving through the Gulf of Tonkin at a speed of 15-20 km/h, maintaining its intensity at level 14. It is forecasted to make landfall in the Quang Ninh - Hai Phong on Saturday afternoon.

(VOVWORLD) - US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper and a delegation of US veterans visited the Center for Agent Orange/dioxin victims and unfortunate children in Da Nang on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - By Friday evening, over 37,000 people in coastal provinces including Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, and Ninh Binh have been evacuated to safer places as typhoon Yagi made landfall. Thai Binh evacuated over 21,000 people, the highest number, followed by Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh.