Densely populated Vietnam is vulnerable to typhoons roaring in across the South China Sea. The U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said the storm had gathered strength as it approached Vietnam, upgrading it to a Category 4. Forecasters said Vietnam's low-lying commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City could be hit by flooding.

Vietnam was rushing to ensure more than half a million people were out of harm's way on Tuesday, ahead of the arrival of a powerful typhoon set to dump more heavy rain on a central region devastated by weeks of intense weather.

Vietnam War veterans are finding names of fallen comrades and experiencing emotional healing during visits to the Vietnam Memorial, more than five decades after the war ended.

Sarah, who is known on Reddit as u/Nicoletravels__, told Newsweek via email that she spotted the cat outside a hotel construction zone. He was beside a dumpster, underneath rusted metal. When the cat finally spotted her, he ran up to her without hesitation. And to her, that was a sign to help.

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vingroup, Vietnam's biggest listed company with a capitalisation of $30 billion, has set up a new firm to produce planes and spacecraft, according to a document in the business registry.