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Morning news May 17: Hanoi's appearance changes after the campaign to reclaim sidewalks

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Morning news on May 17: Hanoi's face changes after the campaign to reclaim sidewalks; Dien Bien arrests 3 drug offenders in just 30 minutes;...

Landslide deepens foundation of 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen power pole, people worried

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Phu Tho - The situation of landslides in the area at the foot of the 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen power pole is showing signs of complicated developments after prolonged heavy rains.

Weather today May 17: Northern region has many places with thunderstorms, weather cools down

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Weather today May 17, Northern region and Thanh Hoa have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain in some places. The temperature drops with the highest temperature around 29 - 32 degrees C.

Art program "For peace in the village" spreads affection in Van Ho, Son La

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Son La - The art program "For the peace of the village" brings a unique art space, spreading the image of police officers close to the people, serving the people.

House fire in a deep alley in Ho Chi Minh City, many properties burned down

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Ho Chi Minh City - The fire occurred at a house in a deep alley on Truong Chinh street (Ho Chi Minh City), causing many properties to be burned down, with no casualties.

Ho Chi Minh City merges a series of units, forming 2 super project management boards

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Ho Chi Minh City reorganizes the investment and construction project management system, consolidates many units to establish two "super" traffic and civil - industrial project management boards.

Salt intrusion in the dry season, Dong Thap develops response plans for each region

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Dong Thap - Forecasting that saltwater intrusion in 2026 may affect people's lives, the province has developed specific response plans for each region.

Pension and social insurance allowance payment schedule for Tet: Some places pay for 2 months, some places for 1 month

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During the period of pension and social insurance allowance payment during Tet, many provinces and cities will be paid a combined of 2 months, and 4 provinces and cities will pay 1 month.

Lam Dong people voluntarily hand over rare 2.5kg mountain eagle

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Lam Dong - A resident of Son Dien commune voluntarily handed over a rare mountain eagle to functional agencies to release back into nature.

Near Tet, Hanoi ornamental kumquats attract customers, many tens of millions worth of ancient trees have early owners

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Hanoi - The ornamental kumquat market has become bustling, beautiful shaped trees with long-standing roots priced at tens of millions of VND are also ordered early by customers during Tet.

Ward Party Secretary and Chairman go to the scene 2 days/time to accelerate the progress of Ring Road 2.5

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Hanoi - The Party Secretary and Chairman of Khuong Dinh ward go to the scene every 2 days to inspect and urge the progress of site clearance for the Ring Road 2.5 project.

Social insurance will conduct specialized inspections according to new regulations

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New regulations on decentralizing specialized inspection of social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance have just been issued.

Southern weather is dry due to cold high pressure

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, cold high pressure continues to dominate the weather in the Southern region, causing prolonged dry air, cool at night and early morning.

Traffic Police Department informs about the case of a driver being heavily fined because the license plate was covered in mud

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Hanoi - Functional forces fined more than 20 million VND to a driver who drove a car with a license plate covered by mud for a long time.

Latest weather trend forecast for the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo 2026

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Weather forecast for the Lunar New Year 2026 in the North and Central regions tends to have higher temperatures than the multi-year average.

The Ministry of Construction will decide to name and rename the national railway line and station

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The Ministry of Construction will decide to name and change the name of the national railway line and station based on the proposal of the project investor or the project owner.

Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway expansion project recovers 4ha of land in 3 communes in Dong Nai

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Dong Nai - The Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway expansion project is nearly 22 km long, recovering land in Dong Nai of more than 4ha in Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, An Phuoc communes.

People with meritorious services to the revolution in Hai Phong are given a gift of 5.5 million VND during Tet

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Hai Phong - The Department of Home Affairs has just guided the implementation of city gifts for people with meritorious services to the revolution on the occasion of the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026.

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Passenger car carrying students overtakes recklessly on Bao Loc Pass

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Lam Dong - A passenger car carrying students overtaking recklessly on Bao Loc pass was filmed, causing public outrage and concern about traffic unsafety.

Opening to traffic, groundbreaking ceremony for 5 projects in Dong Nai on February 3rd

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Dong Nai - 5 projects opened to traffic, started construction, and laid ground on February 3 with a total investment of nearly 33,000 billion VND.