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Vietnam: Residents Share Warmth Amid Severe Flooding in Thai Nguyen

Severe flooding continued in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam, on Tuesday, October 8, surpassing historical peaks and leaving roads deeply submerged. In Phan Dinh Phung Ward, Hoang Van Thu Street was flooded up to 1.5 meters, paralyzing traffic and forcing residents to travel by boat. This video shows a man tossing instant noodles to his neighbors amid the severe flooding. Both households appeared to share a moment of warmth and good humor despite the situation.

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (far L) and Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh (far R) hold talks in Singapore on June 1, 2014.

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh shake hands in Singapore on June 1, 2014.

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Japanese defense minister in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L front) and Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh receive an honor guard in Hanoi on Sept. 16, 2013.

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Japanese PM, Vietnamese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) holds talks with Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011.

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh shake hands prior to their talks at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011. They signed a memorandum for the enhancement of bilateral defense cooperation at the talks.

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh shake hands after signing a memorandum for the enhancement of bilateral defense cooperation during their talks at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011.

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Japan, Vietnam defense chiefs meet in Hanoi

Vietnamese defense chief Phung Quang Thanh (R) welcomes Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani prior to their meeting on Nov. 6, 2015, in Hanoi. They are expected to agree that a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel make a port call at a strategic Vietnamese naval base in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Vietnam defense chiefs meet in Hanoi

Vietnamese defense chief Phung Quang Thanh (far L) meets with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from R) on Nov. 6, 2015, in Hanoi. They are expected to agree that a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel make a port call at a strategic Vietnamese naval base in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. defense chief Carter visits Vietnam

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (R) attends a welcoming ceremony for him in Hanoi accompanied by Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh on June 1, 2015. Carter visited Vietnam ahead of the first visit to the United Sates by Hanoi's top leader since the end of the 1965-1975 war between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Vietnam agree to strengthen defense cooperation

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (L) and Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh shake hands after signing a "Joint Vision Statement" at the Defense Ministry in Hanoi on June 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's defense head meets Vietnam's Communist Party chief

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) meets with Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Nov. 6, 2015. Earlier, Nakatani told his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh that Japan would send its Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel to a naval port in Cam Ranh Bay for a ceremony opening a port facility in early 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh shake hands after signing a memorandum for the enhancement of bilateral defense cooperation during their talks at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese PM, Vietnamese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) holds talks with Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, Vietnamese defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh shake hands prior to their talks at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2011. They signed a memorandum for the enhancement of bilateral defense cooperation at the talks. (Kyodo)