0 Vietnam’s governing Communist Party is meeting to elect new leaders that will determine the country’s policies for the next five years. The Southeast Asian nation is one of the few remaining communist single-party states. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Vietnam
Severe floods and landslides triggered by weeks of heavy rains have killed at least 105 people in central Vietnam and “swamped” five million, according to media reports and an aid agency. About a third of the dead included soldiers whose barracks were buried under deadly mudslides last week, Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday. At least 27 people are still missing, the agency said. Among them are 15 construction workers who were also hit by a landslide. At least 178,000 homes have been submerged and nearly 7,000 hectares (17,297 acres) of crops have been affected. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodayan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us […]
Vietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months. The pandemic has spread across the country over the past two weeks, including in three cities. More than 600 people are infected and six have died. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Vietnam #Coronavirus
