Society

About 2.5 million people receive social pension benefits: Proposal to increase the benefit level

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The Ministry of Health said it is studying a plan to adjust the age for enjoyment and propose increasing the social pension allowance level.

445 sets of martyrs' remains have been collected at Le Thi Rieng Park

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Ho Chi Minh City - Accumulated to the end of August 22, functional forces have discovered and collected 445 sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park.

Strengthening forces to sample martyrs' remains at Hai Lang

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Quang Tri - Border guard forces are strengthened to take samples of martyrs' remains at Hai Lang Martyrs' Cemetery, serving identification.

Nearly 1,000 officials and soldiers in Lang Son help people cope with floods

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Lang Son - The provincial armed forces have mobilized nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers to evacuate nearly 100 households and move property to safe places during floods.

Chairman of Nha Trang ward directs inspection of the case of an elderly woman kneeling in the middle of the road

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Khanh Hoa - The Chairman of Nha Trang Ward has assigned the Police to inspect the case of an elderly woman kneeling in the middle of the road, begging after a traffic collision.

Hotel owners at Hai Tien beach are worried that embankments against landslides will lose the beach space

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Thanh Hoa - Believing that the deployment of embankment construction to prevent landslides and dumping soil and rocks onto the sandy beach may lose the space for swimming, many hotel owners have proposed.

More than 1,600 ships and boats in Hai Phong anchored safely before storm No. 4

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Hai Phong - By 10:00 AM on August 22, all vehicles operating at sea were notified of storm developments and safely anchored at ports.

Small traders at Gieng Vuong market: "The flood is rising too quickly, almost everything is lost

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Lang Son - Heavy rain caused Gieng Vuong market to be widely flooded, hundreds of officers and soldiers were mobilized to support small traders in moving goods.

Causes of storm No. 4 raging for many days in the Gulf of Tonkin and affected areas

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The meteorological agency has explained the reason why storm No. 4 Narra moved slowly, hovering over the Gulf of Tonkin, causing heavy rain in the Northeast region and Thanh Hoa.

Order to close 1 bottom discharge gate of Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir this afternoon, 6 provinces and cities must ensure safety

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1 bottom discharge gate of Hoa Binh hydropower reservoir was ordered to close at 4:00 PM on August 22, 2026.

Do Son proactively responds, not subjectively before storm No. 4

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Hai Phong - On the morning of August 22, the government and people of Do Son ward urgently deployed storm No. 4 prevention and control work, minimizing damage caused by the storm.

Hanoi announces 58 working headquarters and production facilities subject to relocation

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Hanoi - There are 58 facilities subject to relocation due to inconsistency with the Overall Plan of the Capital, urban and rural planning in the city.

Tuyen Quang increases 467 redundant houses and land after review

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Excess housing and land facilities that need to be handled in Tuyen Quang province are mainly school sites and workplaces, and village cultural houses.

Payment schedule for pensions and social insurance allowances in September 2026 of 34 provinces and cities nationwide

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The pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for September 2026 in provinces and cities will be adjusted later due to the National Day holiday of September 2nd lasting 5 days.

Forecast of prolonged heavy rain due to storm No. 4 Narra

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It is forecast that the Northeast region, the south of Phu Tho and Thanh Hoa provinces will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain due to the impact of storm No. 4 Narra.

Hai Phong people living on boats along the river urgently respond to storm No. 4

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Hai Phong - Before the diễn biến of storm No. 4, people living on boats along the river in Hai Duong ward took advantage of the rain stopping to reinforce and anchor boats.

Hanoi is ready to "four on-site" to respond to storm No. 4

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Hanoi requests localities to proactively implement "four on-site" plans, mobilize forces and vehicles to respond to storm No. 4, floods, inundation and landslides.

Storm number 4 in the waters of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong, constantly changing direction

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Currently, storm No. 4 is operating in the sea area of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong, moving very slowly and continuously changing direction.

Water levels of rivers in the Red River basin on August 22nd

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On the Red River basin rivers, the water level of the Lo River at Tuyen Quang station is decreasing rapidly due to the Tuyen Quang hydropower reservoir temporarily stopping power generation.

Lack of textbooks, parents in Vinh Long anxiously look forward to books every day

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Vinh Long - Lack of textbooks makes many parents anxiously look forward to books every day, visiting stores hoping to have enough books for their children to go to school soon.