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Northern mountainous region harshly cold on January 8, many places drop nearly 2 degrees Celsius

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Severe cold and frost continue to cover the northern mountainous provinces on January 8, high mountainous areas are at risk of frost and frost.

Lang Son spends nearly 30 billion VND on site clearance in December 2025

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Lang Son - In December 2025, functional agencies counted about 30 hectares, paid compensation and support of nearly 30 billion VND for site clearance.

Landslides cut off roads to the village, people cross the forest to carry patients to the emergency room

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Quang Tri - An old man in Huong Phung commune had severe pain, but the road to the village was cut off due to landslides, forcing people to carry hammocks across the forest to take people to the emergency room.

Hanoi cuts down and relocates a series of green trees to widen the main road to 40-50m

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Hanoi - A series of green trees are being cut down and relocated to serve the construction of the project to expand the main road to 40-50m to reduce traffic congestion.

Mekong Delta Morning 8.1: Bach Dang night market in Phu Quoc stops operating

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Mekong Delta Morning 8.1: Bach Dang night market in Phu Quoc stops operating; During Tet season, a long-standing garment hamlet in Can Tho increases shifts to serve customers;...

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.

Dong Nai province and Ho Chi Minh City agree to deploy investment in 8 bridges connecting the two banks

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Dong Nai - Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province agreed to invest in 8 bridges such as: Cat Lai Bridge, Long Hung Bridge (Dong Nai 2 Bridge) and Phu My 2 Bridge.

HCMC will extend Can Gio Metro line to Ben Thanh Station, some sections underground to Tan Thuan

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Ho Chi Minh City supports the adjustment of the starting point of the Can Gio Metro line from Tan Thuan station to Ben Thanh station; the section from Ben Thanh to Tan Thuan will be underground.

Temporarily suspending traffic on some sections of Nghi Son - Dien Chau Expressway

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The authorities have temporarily suspended traffic on some sections of the Nghi Son - Dien Chau expressway to serve the construction of installing dragon fruit prices.

Commune Police Chief in Quang Ngai was stabbed by a wooden tree in the foot while helping people avoid floods

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Quang Ngai - Helping people evacuate to a safe place due to floods, Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Quang Tien, Head of Son Tay Commune Police, was stabbed in the foot by a tree.

Warning of 5 provinces and cities with heavy rain, dangerous weather in the next 6 hours

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The meteorological agency has warned that due to continued heavy rain, there is a risk of flash floods and landslides in provinces and cities from Quang Tri to Gia Lai.

Natural disasters caused nearly VND34,000 billion in damage in the first 9 months of the year

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Ca Mau - In just the first 9 months of 2025, the number of damages caused by natural disasters reached nearly 34,000 billion VND.

Floods increase rapidly, Quang Ngai bans traffic through Tra Khuc 1 bridge

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Quang Ngai - Tra 1 Bridge was built 60 years ago and has seriously degraded. Due to the rapid increase in floods, authorities have banned traffic to ensure safety.

Thanh Hoa continues to find solutions to arrange Project Management Boards

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Thanh Hoa - The Department of Home Affairs has just sent a document to departments, branches and localities on proposing a plan to arrange the Construction Investment Project Management Boards in the area.

The Central region continues to experience very heavy rain, some places over 400mm, warning of the risk of flash floods and landslides

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On the morning of October 29, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued a warning bulletin about a widespread heavy rain in the Central, Central Highlands and Southern regions.

Quang Ninh streamlines internal organizations, public service units, state-owned enterprises

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The People's Committee of Quang Ninh province has just issued a plan to streamline internal organizations, public service units, and state-owned enterprises in the province.

Hydropower plant in Da Nang cuts hundreds of millions of m3 of water, reduces flooding downstream

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Da Nang - Floods have killed 6 people, 4 people are missing, 19 people are injured, and more than 10 communes are completely isolated.

Initial information on the explosion of a liquefied gas tank truck in Hung Yen

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Hung Yen - The provincial police have just provided initial information about the fire of a LPG tank carrying liquefied petroleum gas in Lac Dao commune, injuring one person.

Contractor named at National Highway 32 expansion project, Hanoi

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Hanoi - Many shortcomings of the joint venture contractor Trung Thanh Company and Quang Loi Company were pointed out during the construction of the project to upgrade and expand National Highway 32.

The entire highland village of Da Nang was swept away by floodwaters at night, people managed to escape

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Da Nang - Floods swept away the entire village in the mountainous commune of Tra Tan overnight, 11 houses were wiped out.