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Weather today June 17: Northern region has heavy to very heavy rain in some places in the late afternoon

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Weather today June 17, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain in some places. Rain concentrates from late afternoon to morning.

Da Nang mountainous area accelerates resettlement progress for people in landslide areas

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Da Nang is accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital in 2026, prioritizing resettlement areas, transportation, healthcare and essential infrastructure in mountainous landslide areas.

Fishing boat caught fire anchored at Da Bac port at night, many properties burned down

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Khanh Hoa - A fire occurred on a fishing boat anchored at Da Bac fishing port on the night of June 16.

Ninh Binh allocates nearly 55 billion VND to the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Fund in 2026

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Ninh Binh - The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a decision on spending the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Fund for 2026.

Note the alternative route when La Thanh road is barricaded

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Hanoi adjusts traffic organization on La Thanh road, Nguyen Chi Thanh - Thanh Cong section, guiding people to follow the new Ring Road 1.

Container truck overturns on DT 743 road in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - On DT 743 road passing through Di An ward, a container truck overturned, functional forces are regulating traffic and handling the scene of the accident.

Neighborhood arrangement plan of Tan Khanh ward: From 25 reduced to 12

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Ho Chi Minh City - On June 16, Tan Khanh Ward People's Committee organized a conference to deploy and collect people's opinions on the plan to arrange neighborhoods in the ward.

Trailer truck overturns on National Highway 12A

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Quang Tri - A tractor-trailer overturned on National Highway 12A in Dan Hoa commune, fortunately no casualties, authorities and people supported handling the scene.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on June 16

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On June 16, the water level of many hydropower reservoirs across the country was still lower than the normal water level and is being operated safely according to procedures.

Close-up of subsidence hole next to people's houses in Thai Nguyen

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Thai Nguyen - A large subsidence hole suddenly appeared in the middle of a residential area, causing people to worry.

Dien Bien leases nearly 1.8 million m2 of land for agricultural and irrigation projects

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Dien Bien - Provincial People's Committee leases nearly 1.8 million m2 of land for a high-tech macadamia project and a water reservoir.

Launching a contest to learn knowledge about energy saving and efficiency in 2026

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The Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion organizes the launch of the "Learning knowledge about energy saving and efficiency use in 2026" Contest.

Da Nang verifies information about martyrs' graves at Da Sap cave

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Da Nang - The City Military Command organizes a workshop to verify information about martyrs and martyrs' graves at Da Sap cave, serving the search and repatriation of martyrs' remains.

Ready for the People's Police Sports Festival in Lam Dong

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Lam Dong - The Organizing Committee has prepared for the Military, Martial Arts and Sports Games of the People's Police Region III in 2026 with about 2,500 officers and soldiers competing.

6 bridge projects over the Red River have completed site clearance

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Hanoi - Among the group of 7 bridge projects over the Red River, relevant communes and wards have completed site clearance for 6 projects.

Forecast of thunderstorms in the North, with heavy to very heavy rain in some places

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The meteorological agency warns that the rain time in the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region is concentrated from late afternoon to morning; while the plains mainly rain in late afternoon and night.

Plan to arrange residential groups in Long Bien, Hanoi

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Hanoi - According to the planned residential group arrangement plan, Long Bien ward will reduce from 37 to 25 residential groups.

Rainstorm in the afternoon of June 16, many roads in Ho Chi Minh City are deeply flooded

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Widespread thunderstorms in the afternoon of June 16 caused many roads in Ho Chi Minh City such as Quoc Huong and Nguyen Duy Trinh to be locally flooded.

Da Nang pilots decentralization of land use right certificates in 4 commune and ward clusters

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Da Nang - The issuance of Certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land will be piloted in commune and ward clusters for 1 month.

More than 40 communes in Hung Yen accelerate to become wards, expanding urban space

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Hung Yen - Hung Yen is accelerating the roadmap to establish 48 wards in 2026, creating motivation to promote urbanization and improve infrastructure quality.