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Fire at a banh mi shop on the central street of Hai Phong, 3 people escaped
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Hai Phong - Fire and Rescue Team Area 1 has just promptly rescued 3 people trapped in a fire at No. 39 Dien Bien Phu.
From a freshman to a field reporter
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Starting to work as a journalist at the age of 19 at Lao Dong Newspaper, I was fortunate to learn the profession right from practical trips. Each scene, each character and each article have become memorable milestones on my journey into journalism.
Get opinions on the plan to extend metro 2A to Xuan Mai
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Hanoi is consulting on a plan to extend metro line 2A from Yen Nghia to Xuan Mai, about 20.1 km long, including 11 stations and 1 depot.
Tran Hung Dao bridge project seeks to accelerate the rainy and flood season
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Hanoi - Tran Hung Dao bridge project reaches more than 30% of construction output value.
Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow August 17
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Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow August 17: The Northeast region has scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain; intermittent sunny days.
Expanding the search in Zone A of Le Thi Rieng Park, discovering 24 more sets of remains
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Ho Chi Minh City - Expanding the search area in Zone A, Le Thi Rieng Park, functional forces discovered 24 more sets of martyrs' remains.
Multiple collisions on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway cause traffic congestion
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Lao Cai - A collision between a passenger car, a 16-seater car and a car on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway caused prolonged traffic congestion in the area.
The first passengers on the Cam Ranh - Dong Hoi flight
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Quang Tri - The first flight from Cam Ranh to Dong Hoi is officially operational, opening up a new tourism connection Quang Tri - Khanh Hoa.
Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on August 16th
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Many hydropower reservoirs across the country are still lower than the normal water level, some reservoirs in the Northern region are maintaining large inflows and discharging water through works.
Hanoi requests Be, Grab, Xanh SM to report on the number of car teams
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Hanoi requests Be, Grab, Xanh SM to review and statistically count transport units and the number of vehicles operating through technology platforms.
Water levels of rivers in the Red River basin on August 16th
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On the Red River basin rivers, the water levels of the Thao River, Lo River, Da River and downstream Red River are all changing slowly.
Many cracks appear on an overpass on the Tien Yen - Mong Cai expressway
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Quang Ninh - Hoa Hong Bridge on the Tien Yen - Mong Cai expressway has many cracks. The investor is inspecting and determining the cause to have a handling plan.
Accident between passenger car and container truck on highway, about 20 people hospitalized
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Nghe An - A passenger car collided with a container truck on the North-South expressway, causing about 20 people to be hospitalized, including one seriously injured case.
Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on August 16
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Many hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region are still lower than the normal water level, while the water flow to large reservoirs is maintained at a high level.
Building an 8-lane bridge connecting the Central Highlands provinces to Long Thanh airport
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Dong Nai - Ma Da Bridge, 583m long, is invested and built on an 8-lane scale connecting the Central Highlands provinces to Long Thanh airport and Cai Mep - Thi Vai deep-water port.
More than 91% of Quang Ninh voters went to vote for village, hamlet, and neighborhood heads before 11 am
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Quang Ninh - By 11:00 AM on August 16, Quang Ninh province had 357,222/392,246 voters representing households participating in the election of village, hamlet, and neighborhood heads for the 2026-2031 term.
Sowing green seeds in the Truong Sa sea
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In early July 2026, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters and Working Group No. 19 visited and presented gifts to officers, soldiers and people in Truong Sa Special Zone (Khanh Hoa province). In the midst of sunny and windy seas, where the weather is harsh all year round, soldiers and people on the islands still firmly hold their guns day and night to protect the sacred sea and island sovereignty of the Fatherland, and at the same time enthusiastically work and increase production to improve their lives.
Tay Ninh denies information that there is a project to rearrange communes and wards
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Tay Ninh is reviewing commune-level administrative units that do not meet the standards, but have not yet issued a project to rearrange communes and wards.
The water level of the largest hydropower reservoir in the South on August 16 reached nearly 54m
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Dong Nai - The water level of Tri An hydropower reservoir on the morning of August 16 reached an elevation of nearly 54m.
Two drowning incidents occurred in one day in Ha Tinh, killing 2 people
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Ha Tinh - 2 drowning incidents occurred in Tran Phu ward and Son Kim 1 commune, killing 2 people.
