HANOI (Reuters) -Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking down power grids, with at least one person dead and 12 fishermen missing as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells. The typhoon was over Nghe An province as of 0800 (0100 GMT), with…
Vietnam has mobilised nearly 100,000 military personnel and evacuated about 250,000 people as Typhoon Bualoi approaches the country’s central coast, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing local media. People move a fishing boat from the beach ahead of Typhoon Bualoi in Danang, Vietnam Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP) The storm, with winds of up to…
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By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam’s IPO market is heating up, fuelled by a share rally, regulatory changes and a credit splurge, but has failed to stir fresh interest from foreign investors despite the prospect that the market could be upgraded by index provider FTSE Russell. Last week brokerage Techcom Securities, a…
China plans to evacuate close to 400,00 people from southern Shenzhen province as the typhoon makes landfall in the northern Philippines. Published On 22 Sep 202522 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China has begun preparing to evacuate 400,000 people from the city of Shenzhen ahead of Typhoon Ragasa, which…
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