Floods and landslides caused by tropical storms and monsoon since late August have killed 34 people and affected the lives of more than 400,000 people in 32 northern and northeastern provinces of Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has had its fair share of beauty contest controversies over the years, but the event’s popularity has never waned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music show gathering dozens of noted artists will be organised here tomorrow (August 9) to raise funds for victims of the recent flood in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

 There is mounting anger in Indian-administered Kashmir amid accusations that the government has acted too slowly in the flood crisis.

 Expanded Noi Bai-Terminal T1 inaugurated; Three die in boat accident; Construction inspectors punish violations; Hanoi workers receive free travel for Tet; Drug trafficker arrested in Son La

 President Sang offers gifts to flood victims; Hanoi hosts two important diplomatic conferences; VN, Laos, Cambodia work together to fight drug trafficking

 $59 million metro line 3 in Ha Noi gets nod; Hydropower plants accountable for damages to residents; Carbon-di-oxide inhalation kills worker in Ha Noi factory; Road, railway violation regulations drop penalty levels

Typhoon Nari, with gale-force winds gusting up to 149kph near its eye, is moving into the East Sea and is forecast to strike central Vietnam in a couple of days.