Society

Hanoi has rain with gusts of wind after peak hot days

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Hanoi - The rain on the evening of May 27 helped the temperature drop quickly, making the air fresh and cool after hot and sultry days.

Tornadoes blew off the roofs of 6 houses in Son La

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Son La - Localized thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain on the afternoon of May 27 caused 6 households in Pac Nga commune to have their roofs blown off and houses damaged.

Plaster falling at Lang Son General Hospital while the patient is being treated

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Lang Son - A large piece of mortar suddenly fell off at the Surgery Department, Provincial General Hospital at noon on May 27 when the patient was being treated.

Clip of a mother walking across Vietnam with 2 young children in the hot sun makes many people worried

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Ha Tinh - Social network Facebook is buzzing about a clip recording the scene of a mother walking with 2 young children in the 40-degree heat, which is very harmful to health.

Hanoi has thunderstorms to cool down, warning of 3 dangerous weather provinces

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Tonight, May 27, Hanoi and many provinces and cities in the North and North Central regions recorded thunderstorms to cool down after a series of intense heat days.

Electricity rent around Hoa Khanh Industrial Park reaches 4,000 VND/kWh

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Da Nang - Many workers renting rooms around Hoa Khanh Industrial Park, Da Nang City are burdened with additional electricity prices.

Lao Cai resolves regimes for 4,409 officials after arranging organizational structure

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Lao Cai - On May 26, the Provincial Party Committee held a conference to summarize one year of operating the overall organizational model of the political system and the 2-level local government model.

Gia Lai urgently directs the case of 89 people hospitalized suspected of bread poisoning

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Gia Lai urgently directs investigation into the cause of the case of 89 people hospitalized with symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, suspected food poisoning after eating bread.

Progress of the nearly 1,000 billion VND road project at the gateway to Hanoi

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The road project connecting Luong Son town, now Luong Son commune, Phu Tho with Xuan Mai (Hanoi) is being constructed intermittently because many locations have not been handed over land.

Power load capacity in Quang Ninh sets new record

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Quang Ninh - The prolonged heat wave has caused electricity demand in Quang Ninh to increase sharply, and the electricity load level has set a new record.

Drought-fighting irrigation project in Dak Lak exceeds budget by an additional 135.4 billion VND

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Dak Lak - The sub-project to upgrade and build an irrigation system to serve irrigation for dry crops has increased capital due to many reasons.

Making a living under the 40-degree Celsius harsh sun in Thanh Hoa

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Thanh Hoa - On sunny days like fire, workers and freelancers still have to struggle to make a living, working in harsh weather.

Project progress of over VND 1,800 billion to upgrade National Highway 14E

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The National Highway 14E upgrade project worth more than 1,800 billion VND has reached about 75%, but site clearance is still a "bottleneck" affecting progress.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on May 26

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Many hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region continue to be below normal water levels, in which Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir recorded the largest inflow.

Suspension of a bread shop selling sticky rice with maggots crawling in Quang Tri

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Quang Tri - A bread shop selling sticky rice with maggots crawling around has been temporarily suspended from business operations.

Social insurance explains the obstacle to receiving pensions for people when moving houses

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The Social Insurance Agency has just announced the handling of dossiers for pension and allowance benefits for people when moving residence.

Finding relatives for abandoned baby girl outside pagoda gate in Hung Yen

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Hung Yen - The People's Committee of Tan Thuan commune issued a notice to find relatives for a baby girl abandoned outside the pagoda gate in the commune.

Pension calculation formula when increasing by 8% from July 1st, 9 groups of subjects need to know

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The Government issued Decree 162/2026/ND-CP increasing pensions by 8% from July 1, 2026. Below is the pension calculation formula when increasing by 8%.

Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on May 26

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Many large hydropower reservoirs in the North are lower than the normal water level, and power plants are increasing power generation to serve the load demand of the hot season.

Power outage in hot weather, many households in the middle of the night find places to sleep

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Hanoi - On the evening of May 25, some locations in the capital Hanoi experienced power outages for many hours, especially in suburban communes.