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Beverage shop fire in Vang Danh, Quang Ninh, many properties burned down

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Quang Ninh – On the evening of March 15, a fire occurred at a beverage shop in Vang Danh ward, burning down many assets in the shop. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Ho Chi Minh City has a voter turnout rate of 96.67%

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Ho Chi Minh City - By 7:00 PM on March 15, the voter turnout for the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term in Ho Chi Minh City reached 96.67%.

Crossing the steppe, climbing rocky mountains, carrying ballots into isolated poor hamlets in Lang Son

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Lang Son - The Huu Lien commune election team climbed rocky mountains and brought auxiliary ballot boxes to support people in Lan Dat hamlet to vote.

Gia Lai is bustling on election day, 99.76% of voters go to vote

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Gia Lai - As of 7:00 PM on March 15, the province recorded 99.76% of voters participating in voting to elect National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

Weather forecast for tomorrow March 16th nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow, March 16, Hanoi has rain in some places, early morning fog. Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon and night has showers and thunderstorms in some places, sunny day.

Quang Ngai speeds up construction of large hydropower projects

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Quang Ngai - Investors speed up the construction progress of hydropower projects worth thousands of billions of VND in mountainous areas.

Heavy floods in Bac Ninh exceed record 1.3m, forecast time to end flooding

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According to the meteorological agency, the flood on the Thuong River (Bac Ninh) peaked at 7.6m (at 3:00 a.m. on October 9), above the historical flood level in 1986 of 1.3m and is decreasing.

Farmers in the suburbs of Hanoi harvest rice early after storm No. 11

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Hanoi Farmers in Hanoi are urgently harvesting early to save their efforts after storm No. 11.

Decomposing a 1.2m long, 300kg bomb discovered in Lao Cai

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Lao Cai - The authorities detonated a bomb weighing about 300kg discovered by local residents.

Heavy rain and high tides in the Southern region

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HCMC - According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, heavy rain combined with high tides will cause flooding in low-lying areas and along rivers.

Can Tho announces emergency situation of coastal erosion in Vinh Hai commune

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Can Tho - Coastal erosion in Vinh Hai commune, affected dozens of households, crops, and aquaculture ponds.

Hanoi informs about the source of citizens who have graduated from university and college at the age of military service

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On October 9, Hanoi held a conference to deploy the selection and calling of citizens to join the army and perform their duty to join the People's Public Security in 2026.

Historic flood cuts off National Highway 3 in Hanoi

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Hanoi - Due to the impact of storm No. 11, the water of the Cau River section through Trung Gia commune overflowed the dike, causing flooding in residential areas and cutting off National Highway 3.

Forecast for thunderstorms in the South, some places have heavy rain over 80mm

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According to the meteorological agency, heavy rain in the South will be concentrated in the evening and night of October 9; warning of high tides in coastal areas from Ho Chi Minh City to Ca Mau.

Young man in Khanh Hoa was attacked by crocodile while fishing

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Khanh Hoa - While fishing on the river, a young man in Khanh Hoa was suddenly attacked by a crocodile.

A family in Thai Nguyen had 2 cars swept away in the flood despite being covered with tarpaulins

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Thai Nguyen - The two cars were covered with tarpaulins to avoid flooding but were swept away by the floodwaters at times.

Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant opens additional bottom spillway gate on the evening of October 9

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Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant was ordered to open another bottom spillway gate at 7:00 p.m. on October 9 when the water flow to the lake increased.

Dong Thap focuses on solutions to speed up the progress of the Cao Lanh - An Huu expressway

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Dong Thap - Provincial leaders requested relevant units to increase human resources and equipment to speed up the construction progress of the Cao Lanh - An Huu expressway.

Repairing 2 landslides on the 750 billion VND road connecting Hoa Binh Lake

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Phu Tho - After a period of construction, two landslides on Provincial Road 435 through Muong Hoa commune have been repaired, helping people travel more safely.

How is the water level of Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir after closing the 2 bottom spillways?

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Phu Tho - Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir has closed all bottom spillways, the downstream water level has decreased rapidly.