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Weather today January 2nd: Strong cold air causes cooling down

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Weather today, January 2nd, the North turns cold, mountainous areas are very cold, with dangerous cold in some places. Central and South Central regions have rain, showers, locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Fire at a painting factory in Hanoi, many people escaped

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Hanoi - When a fire was detected, all people inside the production workshop promptly escaped safely.

Area forecast to have rain in the next 3 days due to cold air

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It is forecasted that the north of the South Central Coast region will have rain, showers, locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms from January 2 due to the impact of cold air.

10-day weather forecast from January 2nd to January 11th, 2026 in all three regions

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The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting forecasts the weather for the next 10 days (from the night of January 1 to January 11, 2026) in regions across the country.

Large fire inside a car parts company in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - On the evening of January 1st, a large fire occurred inside a car parts business on Le Quang Dao street, Xuan Thoi Son commune, causing many people to panic.

Rescuing 8 people in Quang Ngai trapped in floodwaters

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Quang Ngai - Rescue forces successfully rescued 8 people trapped in the floodwaters of Tra Khuc River.

A resident in the mountainous area of Quang Ngai was swept away by floodwaters and went missing

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Quang Ngai - While there was a heavy rain and flood, a local resident went down to the stream and slipped and was swept away by the water, and is now missing.

Soaking in deep floodwater helps people in the border area of An Giang harvest crops

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An Giang - Border guards and forces work together to help people harvest flower crops that were flooded, minimizing damage.

Authorities investigate the case of cage crocodile biting a teacher in Tay Ninh

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The authorities of Tay Ninh province are coordinating to verify the case of a teacher being bitten by a cage crocodile while in the garden.

Supporting two mothers to give birth safely amid floods in Da Nang

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Da Nang - The City Police force and doctors of Tra Tap commune promptly overcame the flood, supporting the two mothers to give birth safely in the conditions of complicated floods and landslides.

Close-up of the care of crowned cranes inside Saigon Zoo

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Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon Zoo has successfully spawned a crowned crane breeding from 4 African cranes.

Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Police mobilized to suck nearly 2 kg of nails on National Highway 1

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HCMC - Nearly 2 kg of nails were sucked on National Highway 1. An Suong Traffic Police increased propaganda and strictly handled vehicle repair facilities with profiteering behavior.

Prolonged rain, landslides on traffic routes in Quang Tri

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Quang Tri - Prolonged heavy rain has caused many sections of the road in the southern highlands of Quang Tri province to have landslides and the risk of landslides, endangering traffic participants.

Police verify the woman who let go of both hands to drive, surfed her phone

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Dak Lak - The police are clarifying the case of a woman letting go of both hands and surfing her phone while driving a car on the road.

The road to Van Phong International Transit Port is seriously damaged by overloaded vehicles

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Khanh Hoa - The road leading to Van Phong International Transit Port is seriously degraded. The reason is that the overloaded vehicle is operating frequently.

Boats cross floodwaters, supply for isolated Hoi An residents

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Da Nang - At noon on October 29, the authorities rowed boats to supply food to Hoi An residential areas isolated by floodwaters.

Body of drowning woman discovered on Ca Ninh river

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Quang Ngai - After more than 1 hour of searching, the authorities of Van Tuong commune found the body of a woman missing on the Ca Ninh river on the morning of October 29.

Improving growing land to improve rice quality and productivity

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On the morning of October 29, the Vietnam Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development held a forum on "Rice Land Health - Green and Sustainable Development Fundament".

Floods recede, leaving waste and tree branches surrounding public spaces in Hue

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HUE - After the floodwaters receded, many roads and banks of the Huong River in Hue City were littered with garbage and tree branches.

Proactively facing historic rains

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If the rainfall of 977.6mm in 1999 was once called the "rain of the century" in Hue, after 26 years, this city witnessed a rain that far exceeded that record. Experts say that this is no longer a rare phenomenon, but a sign that a new climate cycle is forming - more extreme, with unusual and unpredictable floods, requiring a more proactive and flexible response mechanism.