Prolonged heavy rain has damaged dikes, flooded thousands of homes and disrupted transport across parts of the Northern region and North Central Coast, while Hanoi faced widespread waterlogging during the morning rush hour on September 17.

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana visited Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi on September 16 for a prayer ceremony for peace and well-being, as part of their ongoing state visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam's printing and packaging industry faces growing pressure to modernize as global buyers demand safer, recyclable and greener products, while nearly 80 percent of domestic firms still rely on conventional technology.

The Vietnam Education Publishing House on September 16 called for clearer shortage figures and a more orderly rollout of the free textbook policy after supply disruptions at the start of the school year.

Vietnam's women's volleyball team made a confident start to their ASIAD 20 campaign on September 16, sweeping Qatar 3-0 in their opening match of the women's indoor volleyball competition.