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Maximum salary for social insurance contributions in 2026

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From 2026, the maximum salary for social insurance contributions will have many notable changes, directly affecting workers and businesses.

Hanoi prepares to cut off electricity and enforce a series of land violations

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Hanoi - For cases of intentionally delaying, evading or not fulfilling commitments to self-dismantle; Tay Phuong Commune People's Committee will launch coercive measures on January 27.

U23 Vietnam wins against UAE, people in Ho Chi Minh City celebrate overnight

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HCMC - U23 Vietnam defeated U23 UAE 3-2 in the early morning of January 17, thousands of people flocked to Nguyen Hue pedestrian street to celebrate throughout the night.

Military officers are entitled to 18,720,000 VND/year from 2026 if they fall into the following cases

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Retired military officers with serious illnesses will receive quarterly support equal to 2 times the base salary, equivalent to 18,720,000 VND/year from 2026.

Air pollution, outdoor work worried about long-term health

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Hanoi - The air quality index often hits unhealthy levels, causing outdoor workers to worry about the risk of health effects.

Morning news: Rare group IIB monkey released back to the forest in Son La

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Hanoi deploys peak period of traffic infrastructure renovation; Son La releases 2 rare monkeys back to the forest...

Morning of the Mekong Delta 17.1: Phu Quoc - Tho Chau high-speed train licensed to operate from January 19.1

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Morning of the Mekong Delta 17.1: Respiratory disease increases by 30%, be careful of dangerous complications when it gets cold; Phu Quoc - Tho Chau high-speed train licensed to operate from January 19, 2026

Air pollution, outdoor work worried about long-term health

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Hanoi - The air quality index often hits unhealthy levels, causing outdoor workers to worry about the risk of health effects.

Gold-plated coconuts rise to prominence in the Tet gift market in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - The closer to Lunar New Year, the more vibrant the gift market becomes with many unique and strange products. Among them, gold-plated coconuts attract attention thanks to their luxurious appearance.

Hanoi supplements regulations on license plates for green vehicles: Need to be accompanied by practical policies

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Hanoi's plan to supplement regulations on license plate plates for clean energy vehicles is considered a good step, but it needs to be accompanied by practical policies.

Hanoi identifies apartment buildings subject to demolition

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Hanoi - The city assigns functional units to clearly determine the quality of apartment buildings that are subject to demolition.

Spreading Vietnamese Tet from the student fair of the Vietnam National University of Agriculture

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This is an opportunity for students to experience and connect with businesses and cooperatives, thereby nurturing the spirit of agricultural entrepreneurship.

Ho Chi Minh City prepares to inspect emissions of more than 11.3 million motorbikes from mid-2026

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Ho Chi Minh City is preparing the necessary conditions to deploy motorcycle emission testing, with a scale of more than 11.3 million vehicles, starting from mid-2026.

Preservation of part-time allowances for non-specialized workers

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The Ministry of Home Affairs stated the basis for preserving the allowance for civil servants concurrently working as non-specialized workers at the commune level after the merger.

Weather forecast for tomorrow, January 17, nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow, January 17, Hanoi has light rain in some places, early morning fog; cold weather in the morning and at night. Ho Chi Minh City no rain at night, sunny during the day.

Prosecuting the accident on the highway that killed 4 people in Thanh Hoa

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Thanh Hoa - The Police Agency has initiated a criminal case related to a particularly serious traffic accident on the highway that killed 4 people.

Weather forecast tonight and tomorrow January 17

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Latest weather forecast 17.1: Northeast region cloudy, with light rain in some places. Below are detailed forecasts for some areas across the country.

Saigon Hot News: Finding breakthrough solutions to remove traffic jams and flooding in Ho Chi Minh City

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Saigon Hot News on January 16th: Finding breakthrough solutions to remove traffic jams and flooding in Ho Chi Minh City; Ho Chi Minh City launches campaign to restore order on roads and sidewalks;...

People can now travel on the road project worth more than 7,200 billion VND in Hanoi

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Hanoi - Ring Road 1, Hoang Cau - Voi Phuc section has been technically opened to traffic, people can conveniently travel through this section.

Regulations expanding the scope of construction supervision practice certificates of grade II

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The unit under the Ministry of Construction has just responded to citizens' regulations expanding the scope of professional certificates for construction supervision of grade II traffic works.