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3-day weather forecast from April 17 to April 19 in all three regions

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Weather forecast for the North and North Central regions on April 17: rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain, followed by showers and thunderstorms in some places.

Dong Nai officially recognized as meeting urban type I criteria

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With being recognized as meeting the criteria of a type I urban area, Dong Nai meets 7/7 criteria for establishing a centrally-run city.

Ho Chi Minh City sets off fireworks at 8 locations to celebrate April 30th

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Ho Chi Minh City will organize fireworks displays at 8 locations on the evening of April 30, including 3 high-altitude locations and 5 low-altitude locations.

Dong Nai hands over more than 71 hectares of land for the 200MW hydropower plant project

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Dong Nai - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requests to remove site obstacles for the Tri An Hydropower Plant expansion project, report before April 20.

An Giang deploys a group of solutions to respond to drought, water shortage, and saltwater intrusion

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An Giang - The agricultural sector is advising the Provincial People's Committee to develop a Plan to respond to drought and saltwater intrusion in the dry season for the entire period 2026 - 2030.

Many businesses in Gia Lai are late in paying 290 billion VND of social insurance money

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Gia Lai - Many businesses are late in paying and owing social insurance, affecting the rights of workers.

Dong Thap determined to deal with illegal exploitation of field surface soil

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Dong Thap - Provincial Police are implementing many drastic solutions to handle illegal exploitation of field surface soil.

Hue regulates traffic hours for trailers on National Highway 49

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HUE - Hue stipulates that trailers only circulate at night on National Highway 49, dividing the traffic in one direction according to the time frame to ensure traffic safety.

Accident on Pleiku bypass, a woman dies

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Gia Lai - A sleeper bus collided with a motorbike coming out of a branch road, killing a woman.

Weather forecast for the North before turning to thunderstorms, ending hot weather

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According to the meteorological agency, it is forecast that on April 16, widespread hot weather will continue in the Central region. The Northwest region will have localized hot weather before experiencing thunderstorms.

Large fires can be prevented if the danger is correctly identified early and remotely

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The fire and explosion situation is still complicated, Major General Duong Duc Hai - Director of the Fire and Rescue Police Department - requested to proactively identify the risk early, remotely, and prevent large fires.

Causes and possible aftershocks after the earthquake at Thac Ba

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After the earthquake on April 14 in Lao Cai, experts explained the cause, assessed the level of impact and the possibility of aftershocks appearing in the near future.

Inadequate planning, difficult to handle the situation of overlapping Tam Dao National Park

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Prolonged inadequacies in planning, overlapping between Tam Dao National Park and people's land have caused difficulties for management.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development cuts more than 50% of administrative procedure processing time

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that it has cut over 51% of the time to resolve administrative procedures, and continues to propose simplifying many fields.

Preventing fires from spreading to production forests, recommending people not to burn vegetation

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Quang Tri - Timely extinguishing the fire, preventing it from spreading to production forests, the government recommends that people not burn vegetation during hot weather.

Fining drivers for reckless overtaking and vehicle owners with wrongly licensed plates in Thanh Hoa

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Thanh Hoa - Functional forces have just made a record and fined the driver and vehicle owner a total of 51 million VND for illegally overtaking and placing wrong license plates.

2 consecutive accidents in the night, drivers both violated alcohol concentration

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Hanoi - On the night of April 14, 2 serious traffic accidents occurred, car drivers all violated alcohol concentration, causing many injuries and damage to property.

Forecast of shrinking heat and thunderstorms in the South

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, hot weather is narrowing, thunderstorms are increasing.

Timely control of vegetation fire in Phong Nha

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Quang Tri - Functional forces of Phong Nha commune promptly controlled the ground fire, preventing it from spreading to neighboring production forests in the hot sun.

Hanoi traffic police strain themselves to remove traffic jams around a series of large projects

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Hanoi - Many roads are narrowed due to construction, traffic police forces must strengthen traffic diversion, handle violations, gradually reduce congestion, and ensure traffic.