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.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, killing at least five people and leaving widespread damage across the country’s central provinces.

Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 114 people in the Philippines, is barrelling towards central Vietnam with increasing windspeeds. Thousands of people who live in coastal communities have been asked to evacuate ahead of its arrival, which is expected to bring waves of up to 8m (26 ft), according to Vietnam's weather bureau.

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.

Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms has collapsed hillsides and turned streets into rivers

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.

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.