Society

Rare red-faced macaque trapped and rescued in Quang Tri

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Quang Tri - Forest protection forces rescue a red-faced monkey caught in a trap, then release it back to its natural environment.

Hanoi urgently establishes a working group to develop urban railways

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Hanoi requests the Department of Construction to soon establish a Working Group to deploy urban railways in the 2026-2030 period, and complete the investment report for the nearly 1,000km metro network.

Lao Cai establishes Steering Committee to handle prolonged backlog projects

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Lao Cai - The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has just established a Steering Committee for key projects and solutions to difficulties and obstacles of backlog projects in the area.

Hanoi is brilliant with flags and flowers to celebrate the 136th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth

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Hanoi - These May days, the streets of the Capital are filled with flags and flowers, celebrating the 136th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2026).

Exposing the reasons why Vietnamese forests face "hollow forest syndrome

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According to experts, wildlife in the forests has almost disappeared due to hunting, especially wire traps.

Developments of widespread thunderstorms in the South in the coming days

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According to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station, in the coming days, sunny days will be maintained, with thunderstorms in the evening.

Can Gio before the opportunity to become a new growth pole

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Can Gio is expected to become a new driving force for tourism and the marine economy of Ho Chi Minh City with the orientation of synchronous development of infrastructure and services.

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.

Groundbreaking ceremony for 17,000 billion VND solar power project in Son La

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Son La - Commencement of 2 float and floating solar power plant projects with a total capital of over 17,300 billion VND, promoting industry and renewable energy in the lake area.

Messy key road in the South of Lam Dong

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Lam Dong - The DT. 721 road upgrade project is under construction slowly, the construction site is messy, seriously affecting people's travel, business and daily life.

Proposal on the time and structure of the driver's license re-grading test

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In each driver's license category, the Ministry of Public Security's drafting committee proposed the time and structure of the test with different multiple-choice questions.

Son La - Dien Bien expressway project to be implemented soon after many years of waiting

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Dien Bien - Component project 1 of the Son La - Dien Bien - Tay Trang Border Gate expressway (phase 1) will be started on May 20th after many years of waiting.

Ward in Phu Tho spends 55 billion VND to build and expand secondary school

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Phu Tho - Hoa Binh Ward invests 55 billion VND to build and expand Ly Tu Trong Secondary School to meet learning needs and improve the quality of education in the area.

Discovering rare animals, people report to commune police in Phu Tho

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Phu Tho - Functional forces have just coordinated to release a rare small culi individual back into the natural environment after being discovered and reported by people.

3.4 million people receive pension increase, 8% allowance from July 1. 2026

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From July 1, 2026, according to Decree 162/2026/ND-CP, the pension and social insurance allowance will increase by an additional 8%.

Finding relatives for abandoned baby girl over 10 months old in Hung Yen

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Hung Yen - Tan Hung Commune People's Committee has just issued a notice to find the biological father, mother or relative of an abandoned baby girl, discovered by people on the morning of May 15.

Forecast of the time to end thunderstorms in many areas

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The meteorological agency forecasts that thunderstorms in many areas of the Northern, Central, and Southern regions are likely to last until May 21.

Rock falls from the positive slope onto National Highway 6, injuring 1 motorcyclist

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Phu Tho - In the afternoon of May 17, a rock fell from a positive slope onto National Highway 6, injuring a motorcyclist and damaging the vehicle.

Water levels in many rivers in eastern Quang Ninh rise alarmingly

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Quang Ninh - Prolonged heavy rain has caused water levels in many rivers in eastern Quang Ninh to rise, causing localized flooding in many areas.

Substation fire in Ho Chi Minh City, black smoke column tens of meters high

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Ho Chi Minh City - A transformer station in An Phu Dong ward suddenly caught fire. A black smoke column rising tens of meters high caused many people to panic.