Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

Ovum bank plan

Ovum bank plan

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Kishimoto, representative of Oocyte Donation Network, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2013. The private entity promoting egg donation for fertility treatment will start recruiting women willing to donate eggs for free to launch an "ovum bank," in the first such endeavor by a private-sector group in Japan.

Ovum bank plan

Ovum bank plan

TOKYO, Japan - Sachiko Kishimoto, representative of Oocyte Donation Network, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2013. The private entity promoting egg donation for fertility treatment will start recruiting women willing to donate eggs for free to launch an "ovum bank," in the first such endeavor by a private-sector group in Japan.

Infertile woman delivers baby using egg donated by anonymous female

Infertile woman delivers baby using egg donated by anonymous female

A representative of nonprofit organization, OD-Net, or Oocyte Donation Network, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 22, 2017. The NPO supporting fertility treatment said a woman with ovarian complications has given birth to a baby through in-vitro fertilization using her husband's sperm and an egg donated by an anonymous female. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Infertile woman delivers baby using egg donated by anonymous female

Infertile woman delivers baby using egg donated by anonymous female

A representative of nonprofit organization, OD-Net, or Oocyte Donation Network, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 22, 2017. The NPO supporting fertility treatment said a woman with ovarian complications has given birth to a baby through in-vitro fertilization using her husband's sperm and an egg donated by an anonymous female. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo