Society

Climate change and increasing disaster pressure in Vietnam

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Climate change is making natural disasters in Vietnam increasingly extreme and abnormal.

Accident between tractor-trailer and motorbike in Lao Cai kills 2 people

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Lao Cai - A traffic accident occurred in Gia Phu commune between a tractor-trailer and a motorbike, killing 2 young men on the spot.

People can receive pensions when participating in social insurance at the age of 50 according to new law

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Vietnam Social Security said that people participating in social insurance late (from 45 to 50 years old) can still receive pensions instead of only receiving one-time social insurance benefits as before.

Dien Bien accelerates the progress of projects before the rainy and flood season

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Dien Bien - The rainy and flood season is approaching, workers and engineers of key projects are still speeding up progress.

Rushing to construct to bring the project worth more than 1,840 billion VND in Quang Ninh to completion

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Quang Ninh - The project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 279 with a total investment of more than 1,840 billion VND is being urgently implemented to ensure the set schedule.

Landslides threaten residents, Da Nang spends nearly 500 billion VND on urgent embankment

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Da Nang spends nearly 500 billion VND to urgently build embankments to prevent landslides on the Thu Bon River and Hoi An sea, before the rainy and storm season.

Motorbikes collide, 2 people die on the spot

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Da Nang - Serious accident between two motorbikes at night, causing 2 victims to die on the spot.

Gia Lai approves 52 resolutions, supporting private preschool children with 300,000 VND/month

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Gia Lai approves policies to support children of workers, preschool teachers in industrial parks and students in Nhon Chau commune.

Traffic accident between truck and taxi in Dak Lak leaves 2 people dead and injured

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Dak Lak - After a traffic accident between a truck and a taxi on the Eastern bypass, there were 2 casualties.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on April 24th

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Many hydropower reservoirs are still below the normal water level, and some reservoirs continue to discharge electricity with large flows.

Hanoi responds to urgent requests to relocate polluting production facilities out of the inner city

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Hanoi - Voters propose that Hanoi City urgently relocate production facilities and polluting craft villages out of the inner city area.

Forecast of thunderstorms in the coming 24 hours, with heavy rain in some places

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The Central Central region from April 24 - 25, is forecast to have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm/24h, locally heavy rain over 80mm/24h.

Hanoi responds to petitions on limiting high-emission vehicles

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Hanoi - Voters propose that the City People's Committee promote environmental pollution control solutions, focusing on limiting vehicles with high emissions.

Technology solutions to help control seafood exploitation

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Central localities such as Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Gia Lai are simultaneously implementing many strong solutions to tighten the management of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Pushing forward the progress of Thuan An sea bridge after many missed appointments

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Hue is accelerating the completion of the Thuan An estuary overpass, striving to technically open to traffic on April 30th after a period of land congestion.

Cong Hoa Street dismantles median strip, about to become the first 3-way street in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - Cong Hoa Street is having its concrete median strip demolished to widen the road surface, preparing to implement a 3-way traffic organization plan from mid-May.

Approving 400 billion VND to invest in completing the Bao Loc bypass

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Lam Dong - Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee has approved the project to complete the southern Bao Loc bypass with a total investment of 400 billion VND, implemented in the period 2026 - 2028.

Ho Chi Minh City accelerates waste burning for electricity towards green cities

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Ho Chi Minh City is promoting the conversion of waste burning technology for electricity generation and digitizing waste management to ensure environmental security and sustainable development.

Hanoi urgently completes flood prevention project before the 2026 rainy season

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Hanoi accelerates flood control projects, completes pumping stations and regulating lakes before the 2026 rainy season, reducing flooding pressure.

Sustainable solution for water shortage in Dak Lak border area

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During the peak dry season, Dak Lak border is severely water-deficient, affecting production and life. Temporary solutions are not enough, it is necessary to complete the irrigation system to maintain long-term water sources.