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6-lane road opens an exit to traffic jams at the Northeast gateway of Ho Chi Minh City when National Highway 13 is under construction
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HCMC - The 6-lane section of Ring Road 2 from Go Dua intersection to Pham Van Dong is expected to be completed in 2026, helping to reduce pressure on National Highway 13 when constructing the expansion.
Technical traffic opening of the longest component project in the North - South Expressway
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The Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon Expressway, with 88 km, is the longest project among the North - South Expressway component projects, officially opened to technical traffic on the morning of December 19.
Vinh Airport resumes operation from 0:01 on December 19
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Nghe An - After a period of large-scale upgrading, Vinh airport was officially allowed to operate again at 0:01 on December 19, 2025.
Roads in Ho Chi Minh City were partially congested during the 33rd SEA Games U22 Vietnam championship night
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HCMC - Many central roads of HCMC experienced local traffic jams during the night U22 Vietnam won against U22 Thailand.
Thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City poured into the streets to celebrate Vietnam's 33rd SEA Games championship
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HCMC - The victory of U22 Vietnam over U22 Thailand made people burst into emotion, thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate.
A fisherman suffered a stroke while fishing near the estuary
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Quang Tri - A fisherman suffered a stroke while fishing near Nhat Le Gate and was given first aid by the Border Guard and brought to shore in time.
Landslide in Thanh Hoa border area kills two people
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Thanh Hoa - A landslide overnight tragically killed a couple in Muong Lat commune.
Thai Nguyen issues urgent telegram in response to historic flood risk
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Thai Nguyen - Floods on the Cau River are at risk of being 2 - 2.3m higher than alert level 3, exceeding the peak flood of 28.81m in 2024.
Mekong Delta responds to unusual flood season
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Consecutive storms combined with high tides make the 2025 flood season in the Mekong Delta unpredictable. Localities are proactively responding, shifting from "flow prevention" to "living together, adapting safely".
tornado in Hai Phong blows off roofs, causes trees and electric poles to fall
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Hai Phong - A tornado swept through Chu Van An ward at 4am on October 7, blew off the roof, knocked down trees and electric poles.
The storm circulation caused heavy rain, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment sent a telegram to Hanoi and 11 provinces and cities
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just issued a telegram on proactively responding to heavy rain and floods caused by the circulation of storm No. 11
Continued landslides on National Highway 217 temporarily cut off traffic
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Thanh Hoa - Due to heavy rain, a point on National Highway 217 (through Trung Ha commune) was eroded, causing temporary traffic disruption.
After heavy rain in the morning, Hanoi weather forecast for this afternoon and evening
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According to the representative of the meteorological agency, as of 8:30 a.m. on October 7, the rain in Hanoi tended to decrease; in the afternoon and evening, there was a possibility of rain but the intensity of rain continued to decrease.
The largest hydroelectric reservoir in the South has reduced half of the water discharged through the spillway to 160m3/s
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Dong Nai - Tri An Hydropower Company announced at 2:00 p.m. on October 7, reducing the water flow through the spillway to 160m3/s.
Heavy rain causes deep flooding in Hanoi, people use mattresses as a means of transportation
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Hanoi - Heavy rain caused deep flooding, people used mattresses and buoys to make "boats" to move.
Floods cause many hydropower plants in Lao Cai to stop operation
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Lao Cai - Floods caused severe damage to many hydropower plants, some places had to completely stop generating electricity, and some places had their roads to the plant buried by rocks and soil.
The million-dollar townhouse in Hanoi is flooded again
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Hanoi - Many roads in Nam An Khanh urban area were flooded after heavy rain.
A series of hydropower plants in Cao Bang released floodwaters, 17/19 irrigation lakes were full
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Cao Bang - The flood situation in the locality is very tense.
Another bottom spillway gate of Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir was ordered to close this afternoon
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Another bottom spillway gate of Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir was ordered to close at 12:00 on October 7.
Heavy rain lasted all night, Hanoians raced with floodwaters, built temporary dykes to save vehicles
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Hanoi - From midnight to the morning of October 7, the circulation of storm Matmo caused prolonged heavy rain, causing many areas in the capital to be deeply flooded.
