Vietnamese coastal provinces on emergency footing as Typhoon Wipha nears

Vietnam’s Prime Minister put coastal provinces on emergency footing for Typhoon Wipha, saying it could cause flooding and landslides, as airlines cancelled flights ahead of the storm’s expected landfall early on Tuesday. Wipha is expected to complicate the search for people still missing after a tourist boat capsized during a thunderstorm in Halong Bay in […]

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Vietnamese, Indonesian coast guards hold joint exercise

The coast guard forces of Việt Nam and Indonesia conducted a joint exercise on search and rescue, firefighting and explosion prevention at sea in the waters off the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on October 11. Participating in the joint exercise were officers, soldiers, and crew members from vessel CSB 8001 of Việt Nam’s […]

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