Society

Ho Chi Minh City has new direction on arranging wards and communes

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Ho Chi Minh City continues to study plans to arrange wards and communes, including reviewing units that do not meet standards or have unreasonable issues after operation.

Lao Cai removes obstacles for 41 energy projects worth more than 47.1 billion VND

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Lao Cai - The province is reviewing and handling obstacles to accelerate the progress of projects with a total estimated capital of more than 47.100 billion VND.

Lao Cai removes bottlenecks, unlocks material sources for a series of large projects

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Lao Cai - The province requests to remove bottlenecks to increase sand and stone sources to serve large projects.

Lang Son invests more than 154 billion VND to build a new bridge across the Ky Cung River

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Lang Son - The Ben Bac bridge project is about 128 m long, connecting Tam Thanh and Luong Van Tri wards, contributing to reducing the load on Ky Cung bridge.

10-day weather forecast from the night of August 13th to August 23rd nationwide

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The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting forecasts the weather for the next 10 days (from the night of August 13 to August 23) in regions across the country.

761 officers and soldiers of Son La Police were promoted in rank and salary

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Son La - Provincial Police organized the announcement of decisions to promote ranks and raise salaries in 2026 for 761 officers and soldiers throughout the force.

Reviewing administrative procedures to reduce paperwork in Can Tho

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Can Tho - The city is reviewing 359 administrative procedures to reduce paperwork and reuse electronic data.

2 cars catch fire next to a gas station in Hung Yen

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Hung Yen - 2 45-seater cars parked in front of Vu Ha gas station in Phu Duc commune suddenly caught fire fiercely.

Northern region is about to welcome cool air, ending widespread intense heat

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Forecast for May 28, due to the impact of weak cool air intensity, the hot low-lying area in the west will weaken somewhat, and the hot sun in the North will gradually narrow.

Hot sun heating the road surface, a series of tires burst on the expressway through the Central region

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Gia Lai - Intense heat caused a series of vehicles to have tires burst and engine failures on the Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon - Quy Nhon - Chi Thanh - Van Phong expressway.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on May 27

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Many large hydropower reservoirs across the country continue to maintain below the normal water level, while the water flow to the reservoirs in the Northwest and Central Highlands regions is at a fairly good level.

Capital residents proactively change their rhythm of life to avoid the heat

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Hanoi - Fearing hot weather, people have proactively adjusted their schedules and work, starting the new day earlier.

Hanoi consults on project to extend Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro to Xuan Mai

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Hanoi is preparing to consult on the project to extend the Cat Linh - Ha Dong metro line to Xuan Mai, about 20km long, with a total estimated investment of more than 1.5 billion USD.

Salt farmers struggle on salt fields under harsh heat

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Thanh Hoa - Despite the scorching hot weather, salt farmers in Hoa Loc commune are still diligently working on salt fields to earn a living.

Fire causes smoke in Can Tho

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Can Tho - A fire broke out at a location on 3/2 street, Ninh Kieu ward, causing a dense black column of smoke to rise high.

Releasing rare monkeys into the natural forest in Khanh Hoa

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Khanh Hoa - Functional forces coordinate to release rare "hoang" trees back to the natural forest after people discovered them in the local field area.

Lao Cai announces the 2025 administrative reform index, some communes are classified as weak

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Lao Cai - The province has just announced the 2025 administrative reform index with many units achieving excellent grades, but still some localities are classified as weak.

Big fire on 3/2 street in Can Tho

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Can Tho - At about 9:40 am on May 27, a fire broke out at a location on 3/2 street (section near the 3/2 - Mau Than intersection), Ninh Kieu ward.

Baby girl swept away by flood in Da Lat, hundreds of people still make efforts to search

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Lam Dong - Entering the 4th day, the search for the 13-year-old girl swept away by floodwaters in Da Lat is still being urgently deployed by hundreds of people.

Lao Cai tightens management of illegal mineral exploitation

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Lao Cai - Provincial People's Committee requests departments, branches, and localities to strengthen inspection and prevent the situation of illegal mineral exploitation and transportation.