The debris of destroyed waiting lounges used by cruise tourists is pictured on the shore after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Halong bay, in Quang Ninh province, on Sept 8, 2024. - AFP
HANOI: Factory roofs blown off, products worth millions of dollars destroyed, supply chains disrupted: Typhoon Yagi has had a disastrous impact on local and global companies in northern Vietnam who could take months to recover, business leaders warn.
The strongest typhoon to hit the country in decades slammed into the important industrial port city of Haiphong before unleashing a torrent of rain across the north, a major production hub for global tech firms such as Samsung and Foxconn.
