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Strong cold air is coming soon, forecast time and area for rain and severe cold

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According to the meteorological agency, strong cold air will affect the weather in the North from around the evening and night of January 20, then strengthen and expand.

2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday schedule for officials and civil servants of Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - The 2026 Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday schedule for officials, civil servants, and public employees of Ho Chi Minh City lasts 9 days, including 5 official days and 4 weekend days off.

Ben Thanh Market and a series of central projects in Ho Chi Minh City begin to change to new colors

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Ho Chi Minh City - On January 19, many workers simultaneously launched a campaign to renovate Ben Thanh market and the central area of Ho Chi Minh City, expected to be completed before December 23rd of the lunar calendar.

Forecast of nearby thunderstorms in provinces and cities due to strong cold air mass

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According to the meteorological agency, cold air is coming in and will intensify causing rain in provinces from Ha Tinh to Da Nang city and eastern Quang Ngai to Gia Lai.

Hanoi Police strengthen patrols to ensure security to serve the 14th Congress

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Hanoi Police simultaneously launched operations, strengthened patrols and controls, maintained security and order, and served the 14th National Party Congress.

Dong Gianh stream pollution continues, hundreds of households' livelihoods are threatened

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Dong Gianh stream has been polluted for a long time, causing misery for people in Phan Dinh Phung and Gia Sang wards (Thai Nguyen) because of the thick black water, affecting farming and livestock farming.

Thanh Hoa authorizes the Department of Home Affairs to handle 5 administrative procedures on employment

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The Director of the Department of Home Affairs is authorized to directly handle 5 administrative procedures in the field of employment.

Post-inspection violations in Thanh Hoa are mainly in the fields of finance and land

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Post-inspection violations in Thanh Hoa mainly concern the fields of finance, land and construction investment.

Nhat Tan peach growers have worried left empty-handed before Tet

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Hanoi - There are only a few months left until Tet, but the atmosphere in Nhat Tan's famous peach gardens is filled with sadness and anxiety.

Da Nang will propose increasing the initiative of localities in operating hydropower reservoirs

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Da Nang - The city will propose adjusting the reservoir operation process, giving more authority to localities to proactively respond to flood situations.

Vung Tau proposes to build embankments to protect landslide areas on Tuong Ky mountain

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HCMC - To prevent and limit the possibility of landslides in a small area on the mountain, Vung Tau ward proposed to build a section to prevent and protect the area.

Ho Chi Minh City Secretary warns of the risk of losing staff if 20,000 public real estates are not well managed

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HCMC - After the merger, the city will manage about 20,000 public assets worth hundreds of billions of USD. If not managed well, there is a risk of violations, leading to the loss of staff.

Da Nang delegates propose to evaluate the operation of hydropower plants and emergency support for mountainous areas

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Da Nang - The delegate of the City People's Council proposed reviewing the operation of the hydroelectric reservoir and soon having an emergency support mechanism to help people in mountainous areas overcome the damage after floods.

Police investigate illegal sand and gravel mining in Lam Dong

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The police agency has stepped in and temporarily detained vehicles related to illegal mineral exploitation activities to serve the investigation after Lao Dong Newspaper reporters reported on the large sand and gravel mining site under the agricultural tourism project in Da Huoai 2 commune (Lam Dong).

People can officially submit red books on VNeID, no need to submit photo cards to the People's Committee of the commune and ward

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From today, people can submit red books on VNeID to State agencies to clean up land data, instead of submitting photocopies directly as before.

Assessment of the end of the rainy season in the South

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HCMC - The weather is entering the changing seasons, it is forecasted that the rainy season in HCMC and the provinces and cities in the South will end at the end of November.

Handling 7 locations at risk of traffic safety on National Highway 6

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The Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Construction) will implement a project to handle locations at risk of traffic insecurity on National Highway 6 through Son La province.

People live anxiously at the foot of a spontaneous dam in Thai Nguyen

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Thai Nguyen - Living at the foot of a spontaneous dam containing water, many households in Trai Cau commune are still living in fear of making a living after the dam broke in early October.

148 lakes and irrigation dams in Lam Dong are degraded, posing a potential risk of insecurity

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Lam Dong - The whole province currently has 148 degraded, damaged, unsafe lakes and irrigation dams that need to be repaired and upgraded soon.

Dak Lak Electricity urgently restores power after storm, 95% of customers have power back

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Dak Lak has restored power to 372,521/392,285 customers affected by the storm, reaching a rate of 95%.