Vietnam has taken precautionary measures to mitigate the potential impacts of Typhoon Wipha, which is forecast to make landfall in the country on Tuesday.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday issued an urgent dispatch ordering swift and decisive response to Wipha.
He instructed local administrations to enforce sea travel bans and suspend the operation of fishing, cargo and tourist vessels based on local conditions, emphasizing that no individuals should be allowed to remain on boats when the typhoon comes ashore.
The government has put more than 220,000 workers on standby to prevent possible disasters.
Several provinces in Vietnam have imposed restrictions on ships, barring over 50,000 vessels from leaving ports to guarantee the safety of passengers and crews.
The typhoon has already brought rainstorms to Nam Dinh Province, raising the risk of secondary disasters such as floods and landslides, which prompted the local government to order evacuations.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has canceled several domestic flights connecting to the northern port city of Hai Phong so far on Monday.
Vietnam braces for typhoon Wipha
China aims to achieve secure and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027, with its industrial scale and empowerment level remaining among the world's forefront, according to a recent government action plan.
The plan, jointly issued by eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, outlines an ambitious push to deeply integrate AI with the manufacturing sector, foster new quality productive forces and comprehensively empower new industrialization. By 2027, the plan targets the deep application of three to five general-purpose large AI models in manufacturing, the development of specialized, full-coverage industry-specific large models, the creation of 100 high-quality industrial datasets, and the promotion of 500 typical application scenarios.
It also aims to cultivate two to three globally influential ecosystem-leading enterprises, a batch of specialized and sophisticated small and medium-sized enterprises, and a group of enabling service providers proficient in both AI technology and industry know-how.
Furthermore, China plans to build a world-leading open-source ecosystem, enhance security governance capabilities, and contribute Chinese solutions to global AI development.
The document outlines measures including promoting the coordinated development of AI chips' hardware and software, supporting innovations in model training and inference methods, fostering key industry-specific large models, and deeply embedding large model technology into core production processes.
The plan also emphasizes making breakthroughs in key technologies such as security protection for industrial model algorithms and training data protection.
China aims for secure, reliable supply of AI core tech by 2027
