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Polish PM arrives in Da Nang, beginning official visit to Vietnam

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's official visit to Vietnam comes as bilateral ties are in an especially strong phase, with conditions in place to move to a higher level. It offers a chance to push practical economic, trade and investment cooperation, improve market access and clear barriers to goods from both sides.

Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi greets Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Da Nang International Airport (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, China seek to advance opening of Bat Xat-Ba Sa border crossing

The border between Lao Cai and Yunnan has remained generally stable, with bilateral cooperation becoming increasingly substantive. Border guard forces from both countries have closely coordinated in border management and maintaining social order and safety, based on mutual respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

At the talks in Lao Cai province (Photo published by VNA)

Vietnam rotates two officers to UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei, South Sudan

Sen. Lt. Col. Nguyen My Hanh, an English-language lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages at the Military Academy of Logistics, will replace Lt. Col. Nguyen Van Thu as senior training staff officer at UNISFA; and Capt. Truong Tan Huy, a logistics assistant at Battalion 871 of Brigade 954 under Naval Region 4 of the Vietnam People’s Navy, will take over from Maj. Le Vinh Hoang as a military observer at UNMISS.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang presents the decisions to the two officers on October 23, 2026. (Photo: VNA)
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Vietnam could face super typhoon like Yagi every seven years

If global average temperatures rise by two degrees Celsius, Vietnam could experience such a super typhoon once every 13 years on average. The frequency would increase to once every nine years under the three-degree warming scenario and once every seven years if temperatures rise by four degrees.

Typhoon Yagi caused severe losses in many provinces in Vietnam in 2024. (Photo: VNA)

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