Hanoi, Oct. 2 -- The Office of the Party Central Committee launched a fundraising drive in Hanoi on October 2 to support residents in areas ravaged by Typhoon Bualoi, aiming to help them stabilise their lives.

Party General Secretary To Lam, Politburo member and standing member of the 14th Party Congress Document Subcommittee Nguyen Van Nen, joined officials, staff, and employees at the event, with each contributing at least one day's salary to the relief fund.

In his address, General Secretary Lam offered the most profound condolences to families mourning loved ones and extended a hand of solidarity to those wrestling with loss and hardship in the storm's wake.

He stressed the critical need for cities and provinces to deploy military,...