Society

People expect many digital utilities at Hanoi's upcoming pilot pedestrian street

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Hanoi - People want Thanh Thai pedestrian street to be organized and operated scientifically, meeting the entertainment and experience needs of the people.

Warning of heavy rain in 3 provinces, dangerous weather risk in the next 6 hours

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The meteorological agency warns that Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An have had moderate to heavy rain; there is a risk of flash floods and landslides in some communes and wards.

Support level for village and residential group officials in Hai Phong who quit their jobs after consolidation

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Hai Phong - The City People's Committee requests that before August 30, communes, wards, and special zones approve the list and provide financial support for village and residential group officials who quit their jobs.

Forecast of thunderstorms in the late afternoon and tonight, with heavy to very heavy rain in some places

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Forecast for the evening and night of August 2nd, the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain over 100mm.

Bac Ninh retains 170,000 tons of waste, many treatment plants do not meet designed capacity

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Bac Ninh - Some waste treatment plants have to operate beyond the designed capacity while some plants do not have the capacity to receive and treat to reach the designed capacity.

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.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on May 5th

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Many hydropower reservoirs across the country are still lower than the normal water level, the reservoirs mainly generate electricity and do not have to discharge overflows.

Project to overcome landslides at D'ran Pass lacks construction workers

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Lam Dong - To date, the major landslide point at D'ran Pass is still under construction, posing a risk of traffic unsafety as the rainy season is approaching.

Khanh Hoa authorizes Director of Department to resolve 10 procedures on geology and minerals

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Khanh Hoa has issued a decision authorizing the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment to resolve 10 administrative procedures in the field of geology and minerals.

More than 27 hectares of land in Cao Bang polluted with heavy metals, a "hot spot" from mines and factories

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Cao Bang - Many land areas have been polluted by heavy metals, mineral exploitation and processing activities are part of the cause.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on May 5th

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Hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region are still lower than the normal water level, mainly operating for power generation and not yet having to discharge overflows.

Details of traffic diversion serving the opening of the Red Flamboyant Flower Festival - Hai Phong 2026

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Hai Phong - May 5, the City Police announced temporary traffic diversion to serve the opening of the Red Flamboyant Flower Festival - Hai Phong 2026.

Scene of the chain collision at the beginning of Thang Long bridge, the car was crushed

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Hanoi - A series of accidents at the beginning of Thang Long bridge (direction to Dong Anh) caused many vehicles to be heavily damaged.

Ho Chi Minh City police temporarily detain 3 subjects causing trouble and beating people in the street

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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City Police said they have temporarily detained 3 subjects related to the case of using helmets to attack a person traveling on the road, causing the victim to fall.

Construction site of a cable-stayed bridge project worth over 600 billion VND in Thai Nguyen

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Thai Nguyen - Dozens of workers and machinery are being mobilized to implement the Gia Bay bridge construction project.