SEOUL -- Two people have died and five were missing in the South Korean county of Gapyeong on Sunday, after a landslide engulfed houses and campsites and flooding swept away vehicles amid heavy rainfall.

Storm Wipha, the third to enter the East Vietnam Sea this year, was located approximately 220 km east of Vietnam’s Quang Ninh-Hai Phong at 7:00 am on Monday and is expected to move into the Gulf of Tonkin later in the day, said the national weather forecast center.

More than a million people Sunday had signed a petition urging the French government to ditch a law allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide experts say is deadly to bees.

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In the wake of the tragic capsizing of a tourist boat in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, which claimed 35 lives and left four missing, local authorities held a press briefing on Sunday to provide official updates, emphasizing that rescue vessels reached the scene within 10 minutes.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam have temporarily suspended all tourist boat services in Ha Long Bay, as well as passenger vessels operating to and between islands in the bay, in anticipation of typhoon Wipha’s impact.

Numerous pig-farming households in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam have been suffering severe losses as African swine fever (ASF) continues its relentless spread, according to local authorities.

Expressways are meant to be key drivers of socio-economic development, but the decision to build some of them with only two lanes per direction, without emergency stopping lanes, has raised concerns over safety, efficiency, and long-term investment effectiveness.

An unusually intense rainstorm with powerful gusts swept through northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, causing widespread damage. In Quang Ninh Province, a tourist boat capsized, leaving fatalities, while in Hanoi, strong winds uprooted trees, knocked over motorbikes, and damaged buildings.

A powerful midday thunderstorm, paired with heavy rain and strong winds, swept across Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, uprooting many trees on multiple streets.

Alisa Pham, born Pham Vi An, is set to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) at the age of 15, becoming the youngest Vietnamese student in New Zealand’s history to achieve this milestone.

A woman and five children found safety in the back of a pickup truck during a sudden thunderstorm and strong winds in Hanoi on Saturday, thanks to the quick thinking and kindness of a local driver.

The CEO of the technology firm Astronomer Inc. has resigned after being caught canoodling on camera at a rock concert with a woman who was not his wife, the company said on Saturday.

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused trees and electric poles to fall onto many moving cars in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon.

As of 7:00 am on Sunday morning, rescuers have saved 10 people, while 37 others have been confirmed dead and five are still missing after a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper's report that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared.

As Vietnam’s tourism and aviation sectors soar during the summer travel peak, service providers at airports, including in-flight catering, beverage services, cargo handling, and airport lounges, report robust business results in the first half of the year.

HANOI -- At least 27 people died after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay on Saturday, state media reported.

A Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense delegation, led by Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, conducted an inspection on Thursday of preparations to receive foreign military delegations attending Vietnam’s 80th National Day celebrations in Hanoi and Phu Tho Province.

A coastal embankment road completed in 2023 has transformed Hon Yen, or Yen Island, in south-central Vietnam into a popular destination for tourists and social media users.

Vietnam has become the world’s ninth-largest banana exporter and is among the top global exporters of coconuts, officials said on Friday, as the country aims to boost fruit exports and reach billion-dollar revenue targets for products like passion fruit and pineapples.

Storm Wipha, the third storm to enter the East Vietnam Sea this year, has strengthened to level 10 (89-102 kph) and is forecast to affect Vietnam’s northern coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa between Monday night and early Tuesday next week.

DURBAN -- Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 countries stressed the importance of central bank independence while pledging to boost cooperation in a joint statement issued on Friday after a two-day meeting in South Africa.

Land subsidence has struck Thanh Tung Commune in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam, 23 times since early 2025, damaging roads, homes, and public infrastructure, with estimated losses nearing VND1.7 billion (US$65,180), a local official said on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical assistance to the U.S. military after a report in investigative journalism outlet ProPublica sparked questions from a U.S. senator and prompted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to order a two-week review of Pentagon cloud deals.

LOS ANGELES -- Netflix said on Thursday that it used generative artificial intelligence to produce visual effects that appeared for the first time on screen in one of its original series, employing a technology that has been a source of anxiety throughout Hollywood.

SEOUL -- Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said.

Storm Wipha became the third storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year after entering the maritime area early on Saturday, according to the country’s National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Hanoi will break ground on metro lines No. 2 and No. 5, with a total estimated investment of some VND97.5 trillion (US$3.7 billion), on October 10 and December 19, respectively.

HANOI -- African swine fever outbreaks are spreading in Vietnam, threatening to disrupt food supplies in the Southeast Asian country, the government warned on Friday.

Storm Wipha is showing development patterns similar to 2024's destructive typhoon Yagi and is expected to enter the East Vietnam Sea early on Saturday, likely becoming the third storm to affect the Southeast Asian country in 2025, according to the national weather forecast center.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent position that all maritime disputes must be resolved by peaceful means, with full respect for diplomatic and legal processes, without the use or threat of force, and in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

NAIROBI -- The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ecosystems.

TOKYO -- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.

Hanoi's existing power infrastructure is not capable of supporting widespread deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in residential areas, the municipal Department of Construction said in a report to local authorities.