Lai Chau hit by devastating flash floods
Flash floods swept through the districts of Nam Nhun and Muong Te, causing many deaths, the destruction of property, and severe damage to subsidiary crops in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
Trade wars cost U.S., China billions of dollars each in 2018
The U.S.-China trade war resulted in billions of dollars of losses for both sides in 2018, hitting industries including autos, technology - and above all, agriculture.
Traffic accidents cause 50 trillion VND in losses to Vietnam a year
Losses caused by traffic accidents in Vietnam amount to 50 trillion VND (over 2.12 billion USD) each year, equivalent to 30 percent of budget spending on education, or 1. 5 million people going without income for the whole year.
Sympathies offered to the Philippines over Typhoon Mangkhut
President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 18 extended their condolences to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over the tragic loss caused by Typhoon Mangkhut in the country.
Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria's Palmyra
Russia's force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, a tally that shows the fight in Syria is tougher and more costly than the Kremlin has disclosed.