Vietnam's export hub factories may face weeks of disruption after Typhoon Yagi

This aerial picture shows flooded streets and buildings after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam, in Yen Bai on Septe.9, 2024.

Typhoon Yagi severely damaged a large number of factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam's export-oriented industrial hubs, forcing plants to shut, with some expected to take weeks to resume full operations, executives said.