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Hanoi operates many flood control pumping stations after the rain on the morning of July 28

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Hanoi - Heavy rain over a wide area on the morning of July 28, Hanoi Drainage One Member Limited Liability Company operated a series of pumping stations, quickly handling flooded points.

Truck crashes into 2 railway protection railing frames in Dong Nai

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Dong Nai - Truck crashes into 2 railway protection railing frames on National Highway 1K, Bien Hoa ward, threatening the safety of the North-South railway.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes businesses to participate in supporting administrative procedures

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Ho Chi Minh City proposes socializing many stages to support the resolution of administrative procedures, from receiving and digitizing dossiers to returning results.

Functional forces rescue 16 people trapped in deep flooded areas in Bao Loc

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Lam Dong - Prolonged heavy rain caused many areas in Bao Loc Ward 3 to be deeply flooded, functional forces promptly rescued 16 people isolated by floodwaters.

Water levels of rivers in the Red River basin on July 28

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On the Red River basin rivers, the water level of the Thao and Lo rivers is forecast to rise.

Hai Tien sea dyke continues to subside, spread and is hundreds of meters long

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Thanh Hoa - Up to now, the Hai Tien coastal embankment continues to subside and spread with a length of hundreds of meters.

Developments of widespread thunderstorms taking place in the South

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces and cities are experiencing widespread thunderstorms.

People overcome dark nights to rescue pangolins in the Red Book

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Da Nang - Police received a rare pangolin from a resident at over 1 am.

Strong El Nino is about to appear, predicting the trend of rainstorms and hot sun this year

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It is forecasted that this year, rain and storms tend to be less frequent but of extreme and unpredictable nature. Hot sun is likely to appear more and more intensely than the average.

Multiple vehicle accident in Hanoi: Driver recounts the moment of rescuing trapped people

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Hanoi - After a series of accidents, 3 people in a small car trapped were safely rescued.

Highland farmers participating in forest protection receive national reserve rice

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Cao Bang - Thong Nong Commune People's Committee has just received and distributed 73,920 kg of rice to support farmers participating in forest protection.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region on May 5th

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Hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region are lower than the normal water level, many reservoirs generate electricity with small flow rates.

Road worth over 1,300 billion VND in Hanoi untangled after 12 years of construction

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Hanoi - After receiving the final land area, the investor will focus on completing the Ring Road 2.5 project, with a total capital of more than 1,300 billion VND.

Promptly overcome a section of the Mang River dyke at risk of landslide

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Vinh Long - Promptly overcome a section of the Mang River dyke that is at risk of landslides, limiting the impact on people's lives along the river and infrastructure in the area.

Dong Dang - Tra Linh expressway will be invested in completing emergency stop lanes

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Cao Bang - Phase 2 of the expressway project will have a complete 22m roadbed invested, with emergency stop lanes on both sides.

Abandoned old headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City is converted into a school

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Ho Chi Minh City - The old abandoned headquarters in Phu Loi ward is proposed to be renovated into a school, expected to be put into use in the 2026 - 2027 school year.

Poisoning after eating cicadas, many cases in mountainous Quang Tri hospitalized

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Quang Tri - In just a few days, a general hospital in the mountainous region of Quang Tri province recorded 9 cases of poisoning after eating cicadas.

Ho Chi Minh City is about to organize a 3-way street with flexible lanes on Cong Hoa street

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Ho Chi Minh City - From May 15, Ho Chi Minh City organizes 3-way traffic with flexible lanes on Cong Hoa street, regulated according to peak hours, expecting to reduce congestion in the airport area.

Hanoi Chairman informs about the deployment of low emission zones in Ring Road 1

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Hanoi - Chairman of the City People's Committee said that the low emission zone in Ring Road 1 is being implemented according to an appropriate roadmap, which can be piloted on a small scale before being replicated.

Nghe An heavily damaged by thunderstorms, nearly 1,000 houses had their roofs blown off

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Nghe An - Tornadoes and hailstorms damaged 953 houses, nearly 7,000 hectares of rice were damaged, and many infrastructure projects, schools, and health stations were affected.