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Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam's popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of ...

Climate change is becoming increasingly extreme and unusual, causing very serious consequences,” the prime minister said, according to Viet Nam News. Central Vietnam, southern Laos, and northern Thailand face a risk of floods over the next 48 hours. “Ministries, branches and localities, especially the heads of such units, must further enhance their responsibilities to ensure the safety, life and property of the people and the state in the context of the weather. Local authorities were asked on Tuesday to cancel unnecessary meetings to concentrate on storm prevention and control, according to Viet Nam News. Winds eased and the storm weakened to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane just before noon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. But the province of Quang Nam, home to the historic city of Hoi An and beach resort hotspot of Da Nang suffered from floods.

International, MNA | Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people ...

But we were prepared so luckily the losses were not that bad.” I was scared. Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines.

Typhoon Noru has weakened into a tropical storm over central Vietnam, causing blackouts and blowing off roofs and billboards with strong winds and putting ...

Rain was already falling in Thailand's northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, one of the areas expected to be worst hit. Although losing strength, Noru dumped heavy rains, flooding villages while wind gusts caused damage to homes and uprooted trees, according to state media. Authorities urged residents along the Moon River to move to higher ground, and many went to temporary shelters set up in front of the city hall.

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Typhoon Noru struck Vietnam's central coast early Wednesday. The storm made landfall near the coastal resort city of Danang carrying maximum sustained winds ...

Noru is headed towards Vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines last weekend. Eight people were killed, and nearly 80,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters as Noru triggered massive flooding and power outages in the capital, Manila, and outlying provinces. Authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people ahead of Noru’s arrival and prompted authorities to shut down several airports, while local governments imposed curfews, closed schools and canceled public events.

Vietnam is preparing new rules to limit which social media accounts can post news-related content, three people familiar with the matter said, ...

TikTok said in a statement that it addresses content violations based on applicable laws and with adherence to its guidelines, but did not comment on pending Vietnam regulations. "News-lisation", or báo hoá, is a term used by the authorities to describe the misleading of users into thinking that social media accounts are authorised news outlets. The authorities are also expected to implement new rules that would require social media platforms to immediately take down content deemed to harm national security, and to remove illegal content within 24 hours, sources familiar with the matter said. Two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters that more rules on internet and social media platforms would be introduced around the fourth quarter of 2022 to early 2023. Government officials have been holding confidential meetings with popular social media and internet firms to brief them on which types of accounts will be allowed to post news content under the new rules, according to the sources. The rules, expected to be announced by the year-end and with details yet to be hammered out, would establish a legal basis for controlling news dissemination on platforms like Facebook and YouTube while placing a significant moderation burden on platform providers, two of the sources added.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Noru weakened into a tropical storm over central Vietnam...

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The Vietnamese meteorological agency said Noru made landfall during the early morning in Quang Nam province, where it caused heavy flooding in the city of Hoian ...

Noru, the fourth tropical storm to hit Vietnam this year, caused at least eight deaths and left three missing as it passed through the Philippines, where it has also caused millionaire losses to the agricultural sector. The Vietnamese meteorological agency said Noru made landfall during the early morning in Quang Nam province, where it caused heavy flooding in the city of Hoian, one of the country’s tourist attractions, and in Danang, the third largest city. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sep 28 (EFE).- Typhoon Noru, downgraded to a tropical storm by the Vietnamese meteorological service, hit central Vietnam during the early hours of Wednesday, where numerous damages occurred and authorities asked citizens to remain vigilant.

Residents in the historic city of Hoi An, on Vietnam's central coast, battled through flooded streets and fallen trees after Typhoon Noru blew in on ...

Stopped at the airport, Vo An Dan and his family had hoped to seek asylum in the US.

He hopes his children’s schools will now allow them to return to class, he added. “I’ll take legal action against them and file a request for compensation if they fail to give legitimate reasons for what they did,” he added. “Since then I have only stayed at home and worked as a farmer. A Sept. 27, Don said, calling the action taken against him by authorities arbitrary and vindictive. Don and other family members were barred from leaving Vietnam by police at Tan Son Nhat Airport at around 9:42 p.m.

The rules, expected to be announced by the year-end and with details yet to be hammered out, would establish a legal basis for controlling news ...

Those guidelines are expected to be incorporated into the new rules, which will be binding. [Subscribe](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/subscription?newslettertype=div_3125&email=2&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyTop5)to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. "News-lisation", or bao hoa, is a term used by the authorities to describe the misleading of users into thinking that social media accounts are authorised news outlets. Meta Platforms Inc, owner of Facebook, and Twitter Inc declined to comment. TikTok said in a statement that it addresses content violations based on applicable laws and with adherence to its guidelines, but did not comment on pending Vietnam regulations. Government officials have been holding confidential meetings with popular social media and internet firms to brief them on which types of accounts will be allowed to post news content under the new rules, according to the sources.

Typhoon Noru has weakened into a tropical storm over central Vietnam, causing blackouts and blowing off roofs and billboards with strong winds and putting ...

Rain was already falling in Thailand’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, one of the areas expected to be worst hit. Authorities urged residents along the Moon River to move to higher ground, and many went to temporary shelters set up in front of the city hall. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the storm was packing winds of 85 kilometers (51 miles) per hour.

Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early Wednesday morning, knocking out power for more than 550,000 households and causing flooding and property damage ...

local time Wednesday, with gusts as strong as 117 kph, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see Noru’s eye struck the coast between Danang and Quang Nam at about 4 a.m.

While citizens might want the government to boot genuinely misleading information, the risk of more regulatory oversight is a loss of freedom by the people.

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Authorities would be able to order social media companies to ban accounts that break those rules set by Vietnam government.

"News-lisation", or báo hoá, is a term used by the authorities to describe the misleading of users into thinking that social media accounts are authorised news outlets. Meta Platforms Inc, owner of Facebook, and Twitter Inc declined to comment. TikTok said in a statement that it addresses content violations based on applicable laws and with adherence to its guidelines, but did not comment on pending Vietnam regulations.