Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam's top leaders extended their sincere sympathies to their Lao counterparts on Thursday on severe flooding and landslides ravaging some Lao localities, affirming that Vietnam always stays alongside Laos, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam hosted a reception for Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen in Hanoi on Thursday. The Cuban ambassador affirmed that the top officials and people of Cuba are looking forward to Lam's upcoming state visit.

-- An aid shipment from the Singaporean government arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Thursday to support Vietnam’s emergency response to the devastating impact of typhoon Yagi, which hit the northern region on September 7. The relief supplies include water filtration pumps, bottled water, personal hygiene kits, survival blankets, water containers, and meal rations.

Society

-- Heavy rainfall is forecast to lash many localities in central Vietnam on Friday, with precipitation ranging from 100mm to 350mm following the impact of a weakened storm. Meanwhile, the Central Highlands and southern regions might also face moderate to intense rains and thunderstorms the same day, according to the national weather center.

-- Authorities in Dak Pre Commune, Nam Giang District, Quang Nam Province on Thursday evacuated dozens of people in a mountainous village after discovering a crack with a depth of up to five meters and a length of 120 meters in the woods behind the village.

-- As of Thursday afternoon, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper had received a combined donation of over VND18 billion (US$732,660) from 6,000 of its readers for the victims of Yagi.

Business

-- Vietnam exported $10.24 billion worth of wood and woodwork between January and August, up 20.6 percent year on year, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Lifestyle

-- France bestowed the prestigious Order of Academic Palms (Palmes académiques) on Dr. Phan Thi San Ha on Thursday for her contributions to developing the Center of Asian Research on Water (CARE) and strengthening the relations between the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, under the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, and French partners.

-- The Bootleg Beatles, a Beatles tribute band, will rock out in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31 and in Hanoi on November 2 and 3, as part of the band’s 44th anniversary tour, according to the organizer of The Bootleg Beatles Vietnam 2024.

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