Typhoon Hagupit has weakened as it continues to slowly sweep across the Philippines, causing some damage.

 When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines a year ago and sea waters submerged parts of the city of Tacloban, one man grabbed a piece of wood - and floated into a tree where a boy had taken refuge.

 A powerful storm that battered the central Philippines has killed 38 people and left millions without power.

 Strong winds knocked out power and forced thousands of people to evacuate as Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Datuk K Rajagobal's ASEAN All-Stars side lost 1-0 to the Indonesian national team in a charity fund-raising match held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Sunday in Jakarta.

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Hoang Thu Anh, a third-grade student at the Viet Nam-Australia International School, began crying when she saw the children holding up signs that said "We need food", "We need water" and "We need help".

Spain is willing to share its experience in UN peacekeeping activities and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and support Vietnam in these fields.  

 The number of people killed by typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda, in central Philippines has climbed to 3,974 as of Sunday noon, a military official said Sunday.

Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Friday held their second strategic defence dialogue in Seoul, during which they reviewed bilateral defence co-operation outcomes over recent years and plotted the direction of future collaboration.

 Authorities in the Philippines say the official death toll from typhoon Haiyan has risen to 2,360.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Haiyan, the most powerful storm in the past decade, is moving quickly towards the East Sea and is forecast to pound central coastal provinces on November 10.