According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the storm lay centered in the northern East Sea at 4 a.m., moving westward at 15 kph. By 4 a.m. Saturday, it is expected to be about 540 km from the Paracel Islands, with sustained winds of 166 kph and gusts up to 183 kph, continuing westward at 15-20 kph.

The predicted trajectory of Typhoon Yinxing. Graphics by Vietnam Disasters Monitoring System.

By 4 a.m. on Sunday, the storm is projected to be approximately 330 km from the Paracel Islands, with wind speeds reduced to between 133-149 kph. The meteorological agency forecasts a change in the storm's direction, shifting west-northwest and later west-southwest at 10-15 kph, with gradual weakening.

By 4 a.m. on Monday, as it moves to about 165 km north of the Paracel Islands, its strength is expected to diminish further.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency predicts that in the coming days, the storm will turn toward Hainan Island in China and shift southwestward by Sunday, gradually weakening. Similarly, the Hong Kong Observatory anticipates a reduction in wind speeds from 175 kph to 75 kph as the storm nears Vietnam’s central coastal waters.

Yinxing has become the seventh storm to enter Vietnam’s East Sea this year. The most recent, Typhoon Trami, hit Thua Thien Hue - Da Nang on Oct. 27, bringing heavy rain to central Vietnam, resulting in eight deaths, 14 injuries, nearly 330 damaged houses, over 1,200 hectares of affected crops, and the loss of 1,500 livestock.

Typhoon Yinxing struck the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Thursday, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, just weeks after Trami left at least 150 dead, AFP reported.

More than 21,000 residents across 200 villages in Cagayan province were evacuated in the hours leading up to landfall, according to provincial disaster official Rueli Rapsing.

Second support of 55 billion VND allocated to storm hit localities in Bac Giang

BAC GIANG - From voluntary donation to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, the Bac Giang Provincial Relief Mobilization Committee in Bac Giang province has just allocated 55 billion VND (2.36 million USD) in the second phase of support for 9 districts and township.

Dong Nai Provincial Party Chief visits and supports people of Bac Giang province to overcome storm No. 3’s aftermath

BAC GIANG - A delegation from Dong Nai province led by Nguyen Hong Linh, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee (PPC) on October 4 visited Bac Giang province to encourage and support victims of storm No.3. The delegates were received by Nguyen Van Gau, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Bac Giang Provincial Party Committee.

Banks in Bac Giang temporarily stop collecting interest, reduce interest rates for customers affected by storm No. 3

BAC GIANG - To support customers who are borrowing capital to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, at this time, some banks in the northen province of Bac Giang have implemented solutions such as temporarily pausing interest collection and reducing interest rates for affected customers.

Bac Giang allocates second funding to support storm victims

BAC GIANG – The Relief Mobilization Committee in Bac Giang province has just held a meeting to review and estimate the allocation of the second phase of support from donated funding and materials to overcome the consequences caused by storm No. 3 as well as finalize a number of other important contents under the responsibility of the Provincial Relief Mobilization Committee.

UN humanitarian affairs body provides 2 million USD to Vietnamese storm victims

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on September 20 announced that it has allocated 2 million USD to support Vietnam in carrying out efforts to respond to Typhoon Yagi, which struck the country on September 7 and caused widespread devastation with more than 290 deaths and 237,000 homes damaged, and some 3 million people affected.