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September 13, 2024 at 3:18 PM

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found

The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam has climbed to 233 as rescue workers recover more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods
September 13, 2024 at 3:18 PM
A Thai military helicopter drops relief supplies to flood victims and a rescue worker uses jet skis to search for victims in flooded areas in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Sarot Meksophawannakul)
September 12, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll
September 12, 2024 at 9:26 PM
People carrying belongings wade in flooded street in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
September 10, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to 87 as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said
September 10, 2024 at 3:02 PM
A man pushes a stack of plyboards in flood following Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Huy Han)
September 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Flooding sweeps away bus, bridge collapses in Vietnam as storm deaths rise to 59

A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam, raising the death toll there to at least 64 from a typhoon and subsequent heavy rains
September 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM
People carry belongings in flood triggered by Typhoon Yagi in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Nguyen Anh Tuan/VNA via AP)
3 months ago

Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
3 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
4 months ago

Civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen talks being 1st Vietnamese woman in space

Civil rights activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen speaks to ABC News ahead of her Blue Origin flight to space.
4 months ago
Amanda Nguyen 1st Vietnamese woman in space speaks with Juju Chang on GMA, May 3, 2024.
1 year ago

US and Vietnam strengthen ties almost 50 years after the Vietnam War

ABC News' Selina Wang traveled with President Biden to Vietnam as the two countries boosted diplomatic and economic ties, attempting to close the curtain on the "bitter" legacy of the Vietnam War.
1 year ago
VIDEO: US and Vietnam strengthen ties almost 50 years after the Vietnam War
1 year ago

Biden arrives in Vietnam following G20 summit in India

Vietnam is expected to elevate the U.S. to the highest diplomatic status that it has only given to a handful of countries.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Biden arrives in Vietnam following G20 summit in India
1 year ago

5 things to watch as Biden travels to India for G20, Vietnam to announce partnership

President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for India and Vietnam Thursday on a trip that includes the Group of 20 summit.
1 year ago
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi, Sept. 7, 2023, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
2 years ago

Friendship forged in war endures between American and Vietnamese vet

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz spoke with two veterans, one American and one South Vietnamese, who fought together in the Vietnam war, and have remained friends for a half century.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Friendship forged in war endures between American and Vietnamese vet
6 years ago

Scientists call on VA to study toxic exposure in vets, again

Scientists call on lawmakers and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund a new program to study generational health effects among Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans.
6 years ago
In this file photo marines are in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23, 1990.
6 years ago

State Department 'deeply concerned' over arrest of US citizen at Vietnam protest

The American who was arrested while protesting in Vietnam has been visited by at least one diplomat since he was taken into custody.
6 years ago
Will Nguyen was detained in Vietnam during a protest on June 10, 2018.