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.

Illustration - Economy

Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, MOSELLE (57), SAINT AVOLD, EMILE HUCHET, COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, UNIT 6 IN OPERATION SEEN FROM THE HIGH VOLTAGE SUBSTATION OF THE RTE ELECTRICITY TRANSPORT NETWORK Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

High Voltage Line Installation - France

High Voltage Line Installation - France

The electricity transmission network manager RTE is installing a very high voltage line in Villejust, France on November 15, 2024. They transport electricity from power stations at 225,000 volts and 400,000 volts. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

Increase In Tax On Final Consumption Of Electricity In France

By decree, the Barnier government has decided to increase one of the main taxes, the TICFE, the domestic final electricity consumption tax, on February 1, 2025. RTE (Electricity Transmission Network) Villejust electrical transformer station (Essonne) October 11, 2024 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia

STORY: China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ETS3 train STORYLINE: A meter-gauge train rolled off the production line on Friday at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd in central China's Hunan Province. It is the third generation of meter-gauge train independently developed by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) for Malaysia's Electric Train Service (ETS). It will be placed into operation on the west coast of Malaysia, with a total line length of about 950 kilometers. The ETS3 train will greatly increase the passenger capacity and operational efficiency in the local rail transit network, promoting the modernization of Malaysia's rail transit. According to Ren Zewen, an electrical designer with CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd, the train adopts a 6-car formation, providing 312 seats, with a running speed of 160 ki

Chinese-made EVs to take 25 pct of EU market in 2024: study

STORY: Chinese-made EVs to take 25 pct of EU market in 2024: study SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 / May 2023 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese car brands at the Automobile Barcelona show (May 2023) 2. various of a Chinese car dealership 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): RAUL JARAMILLO, Brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain 4. various of the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels STORYLINE: Chinese-made electric cars will capture a quarter of the EU market in 2024, up from 19.5 percent in 2023, Europe's clean transport campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E) said in a recent study. T&E projects that Chinese brands could reach 11 percent of the EU's EV market in 2024 and 20 percent in 2027. Raul Jaramillo, brand and marketing manager for Kngloo Spain, said that to break into the European market, Chinese car brands need to quickly establish a wide network of distributors that "can provide the brand with high-q

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

WEIHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 21, 2024 - Electric employees inspect the main network of 500 kV power grid in Weihai city, Shandong province, China, Feb 21, 2024.

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

WEIHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 21, 2024 - Electric employees inspect the main network of 500 kV power grid in Weihai city, Shandong province, China, Feb 21, 2024.

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

Power Grid Main Network Inspect

WEIHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 21, 2024 - Electric employees inspect the main network of 500 kV power grid in Weihai city, Shandong province, China, Feb 21, 2024.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a bus at a bus station for the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal on Wednesday launched sub-Saharan Africa's first all-electric BRT network in the capital of Dakar. The Dakar BRT project, boasting a total length of 18.3 km with 23 bus stations and three hub transfer stations, was constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). The all-electric buses for this project are provided by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)

SENEGAL-DAKAR-BRT-LAUNCH

SENEGAL-DAKAR-BRT-LAUNCH

(231228) -- DAKAR, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a bus at a bus station for the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal on Wednesday launched sub-Saharan Africa's first all-electric BRT network in the capital of Dakar. The Dakar BRT project, boasting a total length of 18.3 km with 23 bus stations and three hub transfer stations, was constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). The all-electric buses for this project are provided by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)

SENEGAL-DAKAR-BRT-LAUNCH

SENEGAL-DAKAR-BRT-LAUNCH

(231228) -- DAKAR, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a bus of the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal on Wednesday launched sub-Saharan Africa's first all-electric BRT network in the capital of Dakar. The Dakar BRT project, boasting a total length of 18.3 km with 23 bus stations and three hub transfer stations, was constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). The all-electric buses for this project are provided by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)