Morning news May 19: Notes for candidates before the capacity assessment exam at VNU-HCM, phase 2

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    Morning news May 19: Investigating the case of a man dying with a knife in his chest; Notes for more than 172,000 candidates taking the second round of competency assessment...

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    Candidates taking the first round of competency assessment exam in 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chan Phuc

    Notes for more than 172,000 candidates taking the 2nd round of competency assessment

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    Candidates taking the capacity assessment exam at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) phase 2 in 2026 need to pay special attention to items that can and cannot be brought into the exam room.

    Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho underpass area (HCMC) seen from above. Photo: Anh Tu

    Ho Chi Minh City will build a 6-lane elevated road, build 7 intersections to relieve traffic jams in the South

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    Ho Chi Minh City plans to build an elevated road nearly 18km long, 6 lanes wide along Nguyen Van Linh street, combined with building 7 intersections to reduce traffic jams for the southern gateway.

    Excavators and trucks work day and night, dismantling works to build Ring Road 2.5, Hanoi. Photo: Thanh Xuan Ward People's Committee

    Hanoi sets deadline for completing site clearance of 3 bridges over the Red River, Ring Road 2.5

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    Hanoi City is focusing on deploying site clearance for a number of key transport projects such as 3 bridges over the Red River, and ring roads.

    Pilot assessment and scoring of administrative procedure reform work of ministries, agencies, and localities. Photo: Bacninh. gov. vn

    Strictly prohibit adding unnecessary administrative procedures, increasing compliance costs

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    The Prime Minister requested to strictly prohibit regulations adding unnecessary administrative procedures and business conditions, increasing compliance costs for people and businesses.

    Arsenal temporarily creates a 5-point gap with Man City. Photo: AFP

    Arsenal approaches the Premier League title

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    In the early morning of May 19 (Vietnam time), Arsenal defeated Burnley with a minimum score at the Emirates to take another long step towards the Premier League title.

    Weather today May 19: Heavy rain in the North increases from tonight

    Weather today May 19: Thunderstorms in the North increase from tonight

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    Weather today May 19, the Northern region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain from tonight.

    Thí sinh dự thi đánh giá năng lực đợt 1 năm 2026 tại TPHCM. Ảnh: Chân Phúc

    Notes for more than 172,000 candidates taking the 2nd round of competency assessment

    Chân Phúc |

    Candidates taking the capacity assessment exam at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) phase 2 in 2026 need to pay special attention to items that can and cannot be brought into the exam room.

    Khu vực hầm chui Nguyễn Văn Linh - Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (TPHCM) nhìn từ trên cao. Ảnh: Anh Tú

    Ho Chi Minh City will build a 6-lane elevated road, build 7 intersections to relieve traffic jams in the South

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    Ho Chi Minh City plans to build an elevated road nearly 18km long, 6 lanes wide along Nguyen Van Linh street, combined with building 7 intersections to reduce traffic jams for the southern gateway.

    Điều tra vụ người đàn ông tử vong với con dao cắm trên ngực

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    Lâm Đồng - Người đàn ông được phát hiện tử vong tại nhà trong tình trạng trên ngực có con dao. Công an đang điều tra làm rõ.